ผิดหู
pìt-hǔuMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
unfamiliar-sounding; different from usual
Sounding noticeably different from what one is accustomed to hearing, as with a changed voice, sound, or manner of speaking.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herฟังดูfang-duuฟังดูfang-duuto sound; seem (by hearing)ผิดหูpìt-hǔuผิดหูpìt-hǔuunfamiliar-sounding; different from usualเป็นหวัดbpen-wàtเป็นหวัดbpen-wàt[to] have a coldหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàaoหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao1yes–no question particle (“…or not?”)2whether … or not
Your voice sounds different today. Do you have a cold?
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakเปลี่ยนbplìianลำโพงlam-poongเสียงเพลงsǐiang-pleengก็gɔ̂ฟังfangผิดหูpìt-hǔuไปbpaiจากjàakเดิมdəəm
After we changed the speakers, the music sounded noticeably different from before.
สำเนียงsǎm-niiangของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoฟังfangผิดหูpìt-hǔuไปbpaiจากที่jàak-tîiฉันchǎnจำได้jam-dâaiจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngถามtǎamว่าwâaไปbpaiอยู่yùuที่ไหนtîi-nǎiมาmaa
His accent sounded so different from what I remembered that I had to ask where he'd been living.
อยู่yòoๆ-เขาkăoก็gâwพูดจาpôot jaaสุภาพsù-pâapขึ้นมาkêun maaจนjonฟังfangผิดหูpìt hŏoฉันchănเลยloieอดòtสงสัยsŏng săiไม่ได้mâi dâaiว่าwâaเขาkăoกำลังจะgam-lang jàขอkŏrอะไรà-raiหรือเปล่าrĕu bplàao
He suddenly started speaking so politely that he didn't sound like himself, and I couldn't help wondering whether he was about to ask for something.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pìt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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
ผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-wrong; incorrectPart 1
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ผิดหูpìt-hǔuผิดหูpìt-hǔuunfamiliar-sounding; different from usualunfamiliar-sounding; different from usualWord