ยู(yoo)

Meanings

1PronounA1

you (informal/colloquial)

Informal Thai rendering of English “you,” used in casual speech, songs, or transliteration.

Examples

ยูyooยูyoo1you (informal/colloquial)2U (letter name)3yew (tree) [loanword/plant name]ไปไหนมาbpai năi maaไปไหนมาbpai năi maaWhere have you been? (greeting)
Where did you go?
2NounA2

U (letter name)

The name of the English letter U; used when spelling, in abbreviations, or brand/style names.

Examples

ชื่อเล่นchêuu lênชื่อเล่นchêuu lênnicknameเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเขียนkĭianเขียนkĭian1[to] write2[to] compose; author3[to] fill out; write in4[to] draw; sketch5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)ยูyooยูyoo1you (informal/colloquial)2U (letter name)3yew (tree) [loanword/plant name]ตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)
His nickname is written with a capital letter U.
3NounB2

yew (tree) [loanword/plant name]

Used in plant or wood contexts for ‘yew’ or to transliterate names starting with Yu-; relatively uncommon in Thai.

Examples

สวนพฤกษศาสตร์sŭuan prêuk-sà-sàatสวนพฤกษศาสตร์sŭuan prêuk-sà-sàatbotanical gardenมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; polesยูyooยูyoo1you (informal/colloquial)2U (letter name)3yew (tree) [loanword/plant name]จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ยุโรปyú-rôhpยุโรปyú-rôhp1Europe (continent)2European; of Europe (only as modifier)ปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)เรียงriangเรียงriang1[to] line up; lay out2in a row; consecutively3row; line (arranged set)4[to] arrange; put in orderเป็นแนวbpen naeoเป็นแนวbpen naeo1in the style of; of the type2in a row; in lineทางเดินtaang dernทางเดินtaang dern1walkway; passage; corridor; aisle; path2path; route; course (figurative)3tract; passageway (anatomy/system)
The botanical garden has European yew trees planted in rows along the walkway.

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