ยะหยัง
yá-yǎngMeanings
1NounB2
do what?; what are you doing?
used in Northern Thai to ask what someone is doing or what should be done
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentตั๋วdtǔuaตั๋วdtǔua1ticket; pass2you (Northern Thai; familiar)3certificate; voucher4classifier: ใบ5promissory note; draftยะหยังyá-yǎngยะหยังyá-yǎng1do what?; what are you doing?2why?อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainว่างwâangว่างwâang1free; not busy2empty; vacant3[to] be idle; be unoccupiedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyแอ่วɛ̀ɛoแอ่วɛ̀ɛo1[to] travel; go sightseeing (Northern Thai)2[to] hang out; go out socially (Northern Thai)3[to] court; flirt (Northern Thai)กั๋นgǎnกั๋นgǎn1each other; one another2together; jointly3[to] prevent; block; protect; separateก่อgɔ̀ɔก่อgɔ̀ɔ1[to] build; construct; pile (up)2[to] cause; bring about3[to] start; ignite; provoke4yes–no question particle (Northern Thai)
What are you doing today? Are you free to hang out?
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This holiday, I don't know what to do.
ถ้าtâaเกิดgèrtปัญหาbpan-hăaแบบนี้bàep néeขึ้นมาkêun maaแต้dtâeๆ-เฮาhaoจะjàยะหยังyá yăngกั๋นgănดีdeeเพื่อให้pêuua hâiงานngaanเสร็จsètตันdtanเวลาway-laa
If this kind of problem really occurs, what should we do to get the work done on time?
2AdverbB2
why?
why?; for what reason? (Northern Thai dialect)
Examples
ตั๋วdtǔuaตั๋วdtǔua1ticket; pass2you (Northern Thai; familiar)3certificate; voucher4classifier: ใบ5promissory note; draftจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ฮ้องhɔ́ɔngฮ้องhɔ́ɔng1[to] call (by name)2[to] call; shout; singไห้hâiไห้hâi[to] cry; weep (often in 'ร้องไห้')ยะหยังyá-yǎngยะหยังyá-yǎng1do what?; what are you doing?2why?เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)แค่นี้kɛ̂ɛ-níiแค่นี้kɛ̂ɛ-níi1this much; only this2only to this extent; just this far3that's all; that's it (to close or conclude)เองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
Why are you crying? It's just a small thing.
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You bought so many clothes, why did you buy them?
เปิ้นbpə̂ənอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaหวังดีwǎng-diiมาmaaจ่วยjùuaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoตั๋วdtǔuaจะjàไปbpaiว่าwâaเปิ้นbpə̂ənยะหยังyá-yǎng
They meant well by coming to help, so why would you scold them?
ฮู้hûuว่าwâaเปิ้นbpêrnบ่bòฮักhákแล้วláeoจะjàไปbpaiทนtonอยู่yòoกับgàpเปิ้นbpêrnยะหยังyá yăngหื้อhêuuaเจ็บjèpใจ๋jăiเปล่าๆbplào bplào
Knowing they don't love you, why endure staying with them just to get your heart broken for nothing?
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- 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 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
ยะyáยะyá1[to] do; make (Northern Thai)2(colloq.) emphatic sentence-final particle[to] do; make (Northern Thai)Part 1
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ยะหยังyá-yǎngยะหยังyá-yǎngdo what?; what are you doing?do what?; what are you doing?Word