ยี
yiiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] mash; rub; break up [sth] with the hands
to work something with the hands by rubbing or pressing to break it into smaller pieces or mix it together (e.g., mashing cooked egg yolk, rubbing spices).
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesยีyiiยีyii1[to] mash; rub; break up [sth] with the hands2[to] tousle [hair]; tease [fibers]ไข่แดงkài-dɛɛngไข่แดงkài-dɛɛngegg yolkต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)สุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeข้าวผัดkâao-pàtข้าวผัดkâao-pàtfried rice
Mom is mashing boiled egg yolk to make fried rice.
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คุณkunยายสอนyaai-sɔ̌ɔnให้hâiฉันchǎnยีyiiใบเตยbai-dtəəiกับgàpน้ำมะพร้าวnáam-má-práaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำtamขนมชั้นkà-nǒm-chán
My grandmother taught me to rub pandan leaves with coconut milk to make layer cake.
ขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnแรกrɛ̂ɛkคือkʉʉการยีgaan-yiiกล้วยน้ำว้าglûuai-náam-wáaสุกsùkกับgàpกะทิgà-tíจนjonเป็นเนื้อเดียวกันbpen-nʉ́ʉa-diiao-gan
The first step is to mash ripe bananas with coconut milk until they become a smooth mixture.
เชฟchépใช้cháiนิ้วníuค่อยๆkôi kôiยีเครื่องเทศyee krêuuang tâytแห้งhâengที่têeคั่วkûuaใหม่ๆmài màiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmระเหยrá-hŏeiออกมาòk maaอย่างเต็มที่yàang dtem têeก่อนgònนำไปnam bpaiปรุงอาหารbprung aa-hăan
The chef gently rubs the freshly roasted dry spices with his fingers to fully release their aroma before cooking.
2VerbB1
[to] tousle [hair]; tease [fibers]
to rub or pull hair or fibers to make them messy, tangled, or fluffy (e.g., tousling hair, teasing cotton).
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerยีyiiยีyii1[to] mash; rub; break up [sth] with the hands2[to] tousle [hair]; tease [fibers]ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)น้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowหวีwǐiหวีwǐi1comb2[to] comb3hand of bananas; classifier: hands of bananasเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)
Don't tousle your little sister's hair, I just finished combing it.
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ช่างทำผมchâng-tam-pǒmกำลังgam-langยีyiiผมpǒmด้านหลังdâan-lǎngของkɔ̌ɔngลูกค้าlûuk-káaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiดูduuพองpɔɔngและlɛ́มีmiiวอลลุ่มwɔɔn-lûmมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The hairdresser is teasing the back of the client's hair to make it look fuller and have more volume.
Mom teased the cotton to make it soft and fluffy before stuffing it into the new pillow.
ลมทะเลlom-tá-leeที่tîiพัดpátแรงrɛɛngพัดมาpát-maaยีyiiผมpǒmของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəจนjonยุ่งเหยิงyûng-yə̌əngไม่mâiเป็นbpenทรงsongราวกับraao-gàpคนkonเพิ่งpə̂ngตื่นนอนdtʉ̀ʉn-nɔɔn
The strong sea breeze blew, tousling her hair until it was a messy tangle, as if she had just woken up.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yii
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |