บ่ฮู้สิ(bòr hôo sì)

Meanings

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I don't know; not sure (Isan colloquial)

An informal Isan (Northeastern Thai) expression meaning “I don’t know” or “I’m not sure.”

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himไปไสbpai săiไปไสbpai săi[Isan] where are you going?บ่ฮู้สิbòr hôo sìบ่ฮู้สิbòr hôo sìI don't know; not sure (Isan colloquial)
Where did he go? I don't know.
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เพิ่นสิpêrn sìกลับมาglàp maaตอนdtonได๋dăiบ่ฮู้สิbòr hôo sìคือกันkeuu gan
When will they come back? I'm not sure either.
เป็นหยังbpen yăngเขาkăoคือkeuบ่bòมาmaaโรงเรียนrong rianมื้อนี้méu néeบ่ฮู้สิbòr hôo sìลองlongไปbpaiถามtăamหมู่mòoเพิ่นpêrnเบิ่งbèrng
Why didn't he come to school today? I'm not sure. Try asking his friends.
เขาkăoถามtăamว่าwâaสิsìเลือกเรียนlêuuak riianต่อdtòคณะká-náหยังyăngแต่dtàeผมpŏmกะยังgà yangบ่ฮู้สิbòr hôo sìมันmanตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiยากคักyâak kák
He asked what faculty I'll choose for further studies, but I still don't know. It's really hard to decide.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

บ่bòบ่bò1yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)2not; no (Isan/Northern particle)Part 1
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ฮู้สิhûu sìฮู้สิhûu sì[!] Of course I know! (colloq., Isan-influenced)Part 2
บ่ฮู้สิbòr hôo sìบ่ฮู้สิbòr hôo sìI don't know; not sure (Isan colloquial)