บุ๊ย

búi

Meaning

1InterjectionB1

wow; oh my

an informal exclamation expressing surprise, amazement, or playful teasing

Examples

บุ๊ยbúiบุ๊ยbúiwow; oh myซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3walletใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2again; anew3new; inexperienced (novice)4hibiscus (Northern Thai)อีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoagain; once more (often with annoyance)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Bui! You bought a new bag again.
3 more examples
บุ๊ยbúiวันนี้wan-níiแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaหล่อlɔ̀ɔเชียวchiiaoจะjàไปเดตbpai-dèetกับgàpใครkraiเนี่ยnîia
Bui! You're dressed so handsomely today, who are you going on a date with?
บุ๊ยbúiปากbpàakบอกbɔ̀ɔkจะjàลดน้ำหนักlót-nám-nàkแต่dtɛ̀ɛกินginเค้กkéekชิ้นchínเบ้อเริ่มbə̂ə-rə̂əmเลยləəiนะná
Bui! You said you were going to lose weight, but you're eating a huge piece of cake.
บุ๊ยbúiทำเป็นtam-bpenปากแข็งbpàak-kɛ̌ngไม่mâiยอมรับyɔɔm-rápแต่dtɛ̀ɛที่แท้tîi-tɛ́ɛก็gɔ̂แอบɛ̀ɛpไปซื้อของbpai-sʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngขวัญkwǎnมาเซอร์ไพรส์maa-səə-práiเขาkǎoใช่ไหมchâi-mǎiล่ะlâ
Bui! Acting stubborn and denying it, but you actually went and secretly bought a gift to surprise her, didn't you?

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tri
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

High tone

búi

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Mid class + Mai tri → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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