ยะ

yá

Meaning

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(colloq.) emphatic sentence-final particle

A sentence-final particle used chiefly by women in familiar speech, often conveying insistence, irritation, or playful sharpness; it can sound impolite.

Examples

จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ไปไหนbpai-nǎiไปไหนbpai-nǎi1Where are you going?; Where did you go?; Where to?2[to] go anywhere (in negative or free-choice constructions)ยะyáยะyá(colloq.) emphatic sentence-final particleฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)แต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
What's the rush? I haven't even finished getting dressed!
3 more examples
ใครkraiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaฉันchǎnทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanไม่mâiเป็นbpenยะyáเดี๋ยวdǐiaoทำให้ดูtam-hâi-duuเลยləəi
Who says I can't cook? I'll show you right now!
เธอtəəเปลี่ยนbplìianแผนpɛ̌ɛnโดยdooiไม่mâiบอกbɔ̀ɔkกันganสักsàkคำkamแล้วlɛ́ɛoจะjàให้hâiฉันchǎnรู้rúuได้ยังไงdâai-yang-ngaiยะyá
You changed the plan without telling me a thing, so how was I supposed to know?
แหมhɛ̌ɛmพอpɔɔมีmiiคนkonชมchomว่าwâaสวยsǔuaiเข้าkâoหน่อยnɔ̀iก็gɔ̂จะjàเดินdəənเชิดchə̂ətไม่mâiทักtákเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเลยləəiหรือrʉ̌ʉยะyá
Well, someone calls you pretty, and now you're going to strut past without even saying hi to your friends?

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

yá

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

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——