บรื๋อ
brʉ̌ʉMeanings
1InterjectionB1
brrr; yikes
used to express shivering from cold, fear, or being creeped out
Examples
บรื๋อbrʉ̌ʉบรื๋อbrʉ̌ʉ1brrr; yikes2shiveringly; very cold/scaryน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ลำธารlam-taanลำธารlam-taanstream; brookนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เย็นจัดyen-jàtเย็นจัดyen-jàtvery cold; ice-coldจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forลงไปlong-bpaiลงไปlong-bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)อาบàapอาบàap1[to] bathe; take a bath/shower2[to] be bathed in; be suffused with [sth]3[to] coat; apply a layerเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Brrr! The water in this stream is so freezing cold that I don't want to go bathe in it.
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บรื๋อbrʉ̌ʉฉันchǎnไม่mâiอยากyàakฟังfangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangผีpǐiก่อนเข้านอนgɔ̀ɔn-kâo-nɔɔnหรอกrɔ̀kนะnáมันmanทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnนอนไม่หลับnɔɔn-mâi-làp
Brrr! I don't want to listen to ghost stories right before bed; it keeps me from falling asleep.
บรื๋อbrʉ̌ʉลมพายุlom-paa-yúที่tîiพัดpátเข้ามาkâo-maaทางtaangหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangบานbaanนั้นnánทำเอาtam-aoฉันchǎnหนาวnǎaoจนjonตัวสั่นdtuua-sànไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛo
Brrr! The stormy wind blowing in through that window has made me shiver all over from the cold.
บรื๋อbrĕuuแค่kâeคิดว่าkít wâaจะต้องjà dtôngเดินผ่านdern pàanตรอกdtròkมืดๆmêuut mêuutและláeเปลี่ยวbplìiaoขนาดนั้นkà-nàat nánคนเดียวkon diiaoก็gâwทำเอาtam aoฉันchănขนลุกkŏn lúkซู่sôoแล้วláeo
Brrr! Just the thought of having to walk through such a dark and desolate alley alone gives me goosebumps.
2AdverbB2
shiveringly; very cold/scary
used after words like “cold” or “scary” to mean so cold or frightening that it makes you shiver
Examples
ช่วงเดือนchûuang-dʉʉanช่วงเดือนchûuang-dʉʉanduring the month(s) of ...; around ... (month)ธันวาคมtan-waa-komธันวาคมtan-waa-komDecemberอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ยอดดอยyɔ̂ɔt-dɔɔiยอดดอยyɔ̂ɔt-dɔɔimountaintop; summitจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ลดต่ำลงlót-dtàm-longลดต่ำลงlót-dtàm-long1[to] drop; decline to a lower level (intrans.)2[to] lower; reduce to a low level (trans.)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหนาวnǎaoหนาวnǎao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)บรื๋อbrʉ̌ʉบรื๋อbrʉ̌ʉ1brrr; yikes2shiveringly; very cold/scaryเลยทีเดียวləəi-tii-diiaoเลยทีเดียวləəi-tii-diiaoindeed; very (emphasis)
During December, the temperature on the mountain peak drops so low that it gets shiveringly cold.
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หนังผีnǎng-pǐiสยองขวัญsà-yɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnที่tîiเราraoเพิ่งpə̂ngดูduuจบjòpไปbpaiเมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gíiมีmiiฉากchàakที่tîiผีpǐiโผล่plòoมาmaaน่ากลัวnâa-gluuaบรื๋อbrʉ̌ʉเลยləəi
The horror movie we just finished watching had a jumpscare scene that was terrifyingly creepy.
การเปิดgaan-bpə̀ətเครื่องปรับอากาศkrʉ̂ʉang-bpràp-aa-gàatที่tîiอุณหภูมิun-hà-puumสิบแปดsìp-bpɛ̀ɛtองศาong-sǎaในnaiวันที่wan-tîiฝนตกfǒn-dtòkทำให้tam-hâiออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítนี้níiหนาวnǎaoบรื๋อbrʉ̌ʉไปหมดbpai-mòt
Turning the air conditioner to eighteen degrees on a rainy day makes this entire office freezing cold.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatรอบๆrôp rôpโรงพยาบาลร้างrohng-pá-yaa-baan ráangแห่งhàengนั้นnánดูdooวังเวงwang wayngและláeน่ากลัวnâa gluuaบรื๋อbrĕuuจนjonไม่มีmâi meeชาวบ้านchaao bâanคนไหนkon năiกล้าglâaเดินผ่านdern pàanในnaiตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun
The atmosphere around that abandoned hospital looks so desolate and chillingly terrifying that no villagers dare to walk past it at night.
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 chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
brʉ̌ʉ
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 | — | — |