ผู้ชาย
pûu-chaaiMeanings
1NounA1
man; male (person)
A male person, usually an adult; a man.
Examples
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That man is very tall.
Yesterday, a man came to your house looking for you.
The man wearing the red shirt is my older brother.
Men like to play sports.
In general, men are taller than women.
This clothing store has items for both women and men.
ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnสังคมsǎng-komคาดหวังkâat-wǎngให้hâiผู้ชายpûu-chaaiเป็นผู้นำbpen-pûu-namของkɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
In the past, society expected men to be the leaders of the family.
2NounB1
boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)
A male romantic partner; a boyfriend (informal/colloquial use).
Examples
นั่นnânนั่นnân1that (over there)2thereผู้ชายpûu-chaaiผู้ชายpûu-chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเหรอrə̌əเหรอrə̌ə1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหล่อlɔ̀ɔหล่อlɔ̀ɔ1handsome; good-looking (male)2cool; awesome (slang)3[to] cast; [to] mold (metal/material)4[to] surround with water; [to] keep water aroundดีนะdii-náดีนะdii-ná1good; thank goodness2luckily; it's a good thing (that...)
Is that your boyfriend? He's handsome.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnเพิ่งpə̂ngเลิกกับlə̂ək-gàpผู้ชายpûu-chaaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอาทิตย์ที่แล้วaa-tít-tîi-lɛ́ɛo
My friend just broke up with her boyfriend last week.
เธอtəəจะjàไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoทะเลtá-leeกับgàpผู้ชายpûu-chaaiของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəสุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt-sàp-daa-níi
She's going to the beach with her boyfriend this weekend.
เธอtəəเป็นbpenกังวลgang-wonที่tîiผู้ชายpûu-chaaiของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəไม่mâiติดต่อมาdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-maaสามsǎamวันwanแล้วlɛ́ɛoซึ่งsʉ̂ngมันmanผิดปกติpìt-bpòk-gà-dtìมากmâak
She's worried because her boyfriend hasn't contacted her for three days, which is very unusual.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
pûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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
ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)person; one who … (agentive prefix)Part 1
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ชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreman; male personPart 2
ผู้ชายpûu-chaaiผู้ชายpûu-chaaiman; male (person)man; male (person)Word