ลื้อ
lʉ́ʉMeanings
1PronounB1
you (familiar/regional)
A second-person pronoun meaning “you,” used in some regional Thai varieties (notably Southern and Teochew-influenced speech); tone can be blunt, intimate, or impolite depending on context.
Examples
อาม่าaa-mâaอาม่าaa-mâa1paternal grandmother (in a family of Chinese descent)2an elderly woman (as a term of address)ถามtǎamถามtǎam[to] ask; inquireว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)ลื้อlʉ́ʉลื้อlʉ́ʉ1you (familiar/regional)2Lue (ethnic group)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)
Grandma asked what you (informal, to a grandchild) want to eat this evening.
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เถ้าแก่tâo-gɛ̀ɛบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaลื้อlʉ́ʉต้องdtɔ̂ngมาmaaทำงานtam-ngaanให้hâiตรงเวลาdtrong-wee-laaมากกว่านี้mâak-gwàa-níi
The boss said that you (informal, between Teochew speakers) need to come to work more punctually.
ผมpŏmไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo jaiจริงๆjing jingว่าwâaทำไมtam maiลื้อléuuถึงtĕungคิดว่าkít wâaการกระทำgaan grà-tamแบบนั้นbàep nánมันmanถูกต้องtòok dtông
I truly don't understand why you (blunt/very informal) think that kind of action is right.
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Lue (ethnic group)
Refers to the Tai Lue (ไทลื้อไทลื้อtai-lʉ́ʉ1Tai Lue people (ethnic group)2the Tai Lue language3Tai Lue (as an adjective)), an ethnic Tai group in Northern Thailand, Laos, and Yunnan; also used as a modifier for their language or culture.
Examples
ผ้าทอpâa-tɔɔผ้าทอpâa-tɔɔwoven fabric; woven cloth; textileของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffชาวchaaoชาวchaaopeople (of); inhabitants; natives; folkลื้อlʉ́ʉลื้อlʉ́ʉ1you (familiar/regional)2Lue (ethnic group)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerจังหวัดน่านjang-wàt-nâanจังหวัดน่านjang-wàt-nâanNan Province (Northern Thailand)มีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiang1famous; renowned; well-known2[to] be famous; have a reputationมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The woven fabric of the Lue people in Nan province is very famous.
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ในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanนี้níiมีmiiวัดwátเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛที่tîiสร้างsâangตามdtaamสถาปัตยกรรมsà-tǎa-bpàt-dtà-yá-gamแบบbɛ̀ɛpลื้อlʉ́ʉ
In this village, there's an old temple built in the Lue architectural style.
นักวิชาการnák-wí-chaa-gaanกำลังgam-langศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaความเชื่อมโยงkwaam-chʉ̂ʉam-yoongทางtaangภาษาpaa-sǎaและlɛ́วัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamระหว่างrá-wàangชาวchaaoลื้อlʉ́ʉในnaiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiกับgàpในnaiสิบสองปันนาsìp-sɔ̌ɔng-bpan-naa
Academics are studying the linguistic and cultural connections between the Lue people in Thailand and those in Sipsong Panna.
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngเครื่องแต่งกายkrʉ̂ʉang-dtɛ̀ng-gaaiและlɛ́วิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngกลุ่มชาติพันธุ์glùm-châat-dtì-panไทลื้อtai-lʉ́ʉเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaการอนุรักษ์gaan-à-nú-rákมรดกmɔɔ-rá-dòkทางวัฒนธรรมtaang-wát-tá-ná-tam
The museum displays the attire and way of life of the Tai Lue ethnic group for the preservation of cultural heritage.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lʉ́ʉ
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |