บรึ๊ย
brʉ́iMeaning
1InterjectionB1
brrr; yikes; eww
an exclamation expressing a sudden shudder from cold, fear, creepiness, or disgust
Examples
บรึ๊ยbrʉ́iบรึ๊ยbrʉ́ibrrr; yikes; ewwอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔkข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔk1outside; outdoors2the outside; exterior3outside ofหนาวnǎaoหนาวnǎao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Brrr! The weather outside is so cold.
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Yuck! Seeing a cockroach run over my foot completely gave me goosebumps.
บรึ๊ยbrʉ́iแค่kɛ̂ɛเห็นhěnรูปrûupงูnguuฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kกลัวgluuaไปbpaiทั้งตัวtáng-dtuuaแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Eek! Just seeing a picture of a snake makes me feel terrified all over my body.
บรึ๊ยbrʉ́iแค่kɛ̂ɛจินตนาการjin-dtà-naa-gaanว่าwâaจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngไปbpaiอยู่ในyùu-naiบ้านร้างbâan-ráangที่tîiมืดมิดmʉ̂ʉt-mítแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂สยองsà-yɔ̌ɔngแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Brrr! Just imagining having to be in a dark abandoned house like that makes me shudder with fear.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster บร, the first consonant บ sets the class.
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
brʉ́i
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |