ยโด้
yá-dôoMeaning
1InterjectionC1
whoa; damn; wow
slang exclamation expressing surprise, amazement, or shock (often used in internet slang as an altered or shortened form of a stronger exclamation)
Examples
ยโด้yá dôhยโด้yá dôhwhoa; damn; wowรถสปอร์ตrót sà-bpòtรถสปอร์ตrót sà-bpòtsports car; sporty performance carคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแกgaeแกgae1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)เท่têeเท่têecool; stylishสุดๆsùt sùtสุดๆsùt sùt1extremely; to the max2awesome!; so cool!ไปเลยbpai loieไปเลยbpai loie1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)
Whoa! Your new sports car is incredibly cool.
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ยโด้yá-dôoไม่mâiคิดkítเลยləəiว่าwâaทีมเราtiim-raoจะjàพลิกplíkกลับมาชนะglàp-maa-chá-náได้dâaiในnaiนาทีสุดท้ายnaa-tii-sùt-táai
Holy cow, I never expected our team to make a comeback and win in the last minute!
ยโด้yá-dôoฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉวาดรูปwâat-rûupของkɔ̌ɔngแกgɛɛพัฒนาpát-tá-naaแบบก้าวกระโดดbɛ̀ɛp-gâao-grà-dòotจนjonฉันchǎnอึ้งʉ̂ngไปเลยbpai-ləəi
Damn! Your drawing skills have leaped forward so much that I'm completely stunned.
ยโด้yá dôhเห็นhĕnราคาraa-kaaคอร์สเรียนพิเศษkót riian pí-sètแล้วláeoถึงกับtĕung gàpต้องdtôngกลืนgleunน้ำลายnáam laaiดังdangเอื้อêuuaกgแพงหูฉี่paeng hŏo chèeจริงๆjing jing
Whoa, seeing the price of that tutoring course made me literally gulp hard; it's ridiculously expensive.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ยโด้ said ยะ-โด้?
yá-dôo
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 | — | — |