บ่ฮู้
bò hûuMeaning
1InterjectionA2
don’t know (Isan/Northern)
dialectal form meaning “don’t know,” used in Isan (Northeastern Thai) and Northern Thai speech
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)เทื่อtêuuaเทื่อtêuuatime; occasion (Isan/Northern dialect)ข่อยkòiข่อยkòi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushกะบ่ฮู้ดอกgà bò hûu dòkกะบ่ฮู้ดอกgà bò hûu dòk(Isan) well, [I] don’t know
He asked many times, but I don’t know.
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You ask what we should do; I don’t know either.
เฮ็ดhétการบ้านgaan bâanวิชานี้wí-chaa néeจั่งได๋jàng dăiข่อยบ่kòi bòฮู้hûuต้องdtôngไปbpaiถามtăamครูkruu
How do we do this homework? I don’t know; we need to ask the teacher.
เรื่องrêuuangเมื่อวานmêuua waanที่têeเขาkăoเว้าwáoกันganข่อยบ่kòi bòฮู้hûuรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatเดี๋ยวdĭiaoสิsìไปbpaiไถ่ถามtàai tăamเพิ่มเติมpêrm dterm
About what they talked about yesterday, I don’t know the details; I’ll go ask for more information.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bò
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
บ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)not; no (Isan/Northern particle)Part 1
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ฮู้húuฮู้húu1[to] know (Northern/Isan dialect)2yoo-hoo!; hey! (calling out)[to] know (Northern/Isan dialect)Part 2
บ่ฮู้bò hûuบ่ฮู้bò hûudon’t know (Isan/Northern)don’t know (Isan/Northern)Word