บรึ๋ยๆ
brĕui brĕuiMeaning
1InterjectionB2
eww; brrr; yikes
an exclamation used to express a feeling of creepiness, disgust, fear, or a sudden chill
Examples
แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asคิดว่าkít wâaคิดว่าkít wâato think (that); be of the opinion (that)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)แมลงmá-laengแมลงmá-laenginsect; bugทอดtôtทอดtôt1[to] fry (in oil)2[to] stretch out; extend; lay out3[to] cast; throw (a net/line)4[to] lay out; present (religious offerings)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ขนลุกkŏn lúkขนลุกkŏn lúk1[to] get goosebumps2goosebumps3goosebumpy; covered in goosebumpsบรึ๋ยๆbrĕui brĕuiบรึ๋ยๆbrĕui brĕuieww; brrr; yikesแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Just thinking about having to eat fried insects already gives me the creeps.
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หนังผีnăng pĕeเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeน่ากลัวnâa gluuaมากmâakดูdooแล้วláeoรู้สึกrúu-sèukขนลุกkŏn lúkบรึ๋ยๆbrĕui brĕuiเลยloie
This horror movie is very scary; watching it gives me a chilling, creepy feeling.
พอporเห็นhĕnตุ๊กแกdtúk gaeตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiเกาะgòrอยู่yòoบนbonเพดานpay-daanห้องน้ำhông náamฉันchănก็gâwรู้สึกrúu-sèukขยะแขยงkà-yà kà-yăengจนjonร้องróngบรึ๋ยๆbrĕui brĕuiออกมาòk maa
When I saw a large gecko clinging to the bathroom ceiling, I felt so disgusted that I let out an exclamation of 'bruey-bruey'.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiตึกร้างdtèuk ráangนี้néeมันmanดูdooวังเวงwang wayngและláeน่ากลัวnâa gluuaจนjonทำให้tam hâiฉันchănรู้สึกrúu-sèukสยองขวัญsà-yŏng kwănสั่นsànบรึ๋ยๆbrĕui brĕuiอย่างyàangบอกbòkไม่mâiถูกtòok
The atmosphere in this abandoned building looks so desolate and scary that it gives me an indescribable creepy, shivering feeling.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บรึ๋ยๆ said บรึ๋ย-บรึ๋ย?
brĕui brĕui
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster บร, the first consonant บ sets the class.
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
brĕui
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |