บ่าฮู้

bàa-húu

Meaning

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[to] not know (Northern Thai)

a Northern Thai colloquial form meaning 'do not know'; comparable to Isan/Lao 'บ่ฮู้บ่ฮู้bò hûudon’t know (Isan/Northern)/ບໍ່ຮູ້'

Examples

เปิ้นbpə̂ənเปิ้นbpə̂ən1he; she; they (Northern Thai, 3rd person)2I; me (Northern Thai, familiar)ไปไหนมาbpai-nǎi-maaไปไหนมาbpai-nǎi-maaWhere have you been? (greeting)บ่าฮู้bàa-húuบ่าฮู้bàa-húu[to] not know (Northern Thai)
Where did he go? I don't know.
3 more examples
เปิ้นbpə̂ənถามtǎamว่าwâaกี่gìiโมงmoongแต่dtɛ̀ɛผมpǒmบ่าฮู้bàa-húuครับkráp
He asked what time it was, but I didn't know.
บ่าฮู้bàa-húuเหมือนกั๋นmʉ̌ʉan-gǎnว่าwâaร้านráanจะjàปิดbpìtเมื่อใดmʉ̂ʉa-dai
I also don't know when the shop will close.
ต๋อนนี้dtɔ̌ɔn-níiยังyangบ่าbàaฮู้เตื่อhúu-dtʉ̀ʉaว่าwâaผลสอบpǒn-sɔ̀ɔpจะjàออกɔ̀ɔkวันไหนwan-nǎi
Right now, I still don't know which day the exam results will be released.

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

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

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

bàa

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

Word Breakdown

บ่าbàaบ่าbàa1shoulder2shoulder of a garment3[to] overflow; surge; floodshoulderPart 1
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ฮู้húuฮู้húu1[to] know (Northern/Isan dialect)2yoo-hoo!; hey! (calling out)[to] know (Northern/Isan dialect)Part 2
บ่าฮู้bàa-húuบ่าฮู้bàa-húu[to] not know (Northern Thai)[to] not know (Northern Thai)Word

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