วี้ย
wíiiMeaning
1InterjectionB2
eek; yikes
a high-pitched exclamation used to express sudden surprise, shock, fear, or a playful shriek
Examples
วี้ยwíiaวี้ยwíiaeek; yikesตกใจdtòk jaiตกใจdtòk jaibe startled; be frightenedหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedจู่ๆjòo jòoจู่ๆjòo jòosuddenly; all of a suddenก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerโผล่plòhโผล่plòh[to] emerge; appear; stick out; pop upมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventซุ่มsûmซุ่มsûm1[to] hide; lie in wait2[to] do [sth] secretly; in secret3secretly; quietlyให้เสียงhâi sĭiangให้เสียงhâi sĭiang[to] voice (a character); [to] dub; [to] provide voice-over
Eek! You scared me, suddenly showing up without making a sound.
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วี้ยwíiiแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapตัวdtuuaใหญ่มากyài-mâakรีบrîipเอาaoไม้กวาดmáai-gwàatมาmaaตีdtiiเร็วเข้าreo-kâo
Eek! That's a huge cockroach, hurry and grab a broom to hit it.
พอpɔɔเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanแกล้งglɛ̂ɛngเอาaoแมงมุมmɛɛng-mumปลอมbplɔɔmมาmaaโยนyoonใส่sàiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ร้องrɔ́ɔngวี้ยwíiiเสียงหลงsǐiang-lǒngจนjonคนkonหันมาhǎn-maaมองmɔɔngทั้งtángออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fít
When her friend jokingly threw a fake spider at her, she let out a high-pitched shriek that made the whole office turn to look.
เด็กๆdèk dèkร้องróngวี้ยwíiaด้วยdûuayความตื่นเต้นkwaam dtèun dtênเมื่อmêuuaเห็นว่าhĕn wâaพ่อแม่pôr mâeซื้อséuเครื่องเล่นเกมkrêuuang lên gaymเครื่องkrêuuangใหม่màiมาเซอร์ไพรส์maa soe-prái
The kids shrieked with excitement when they saw that their parents had bought a new gaming console as a surprise.
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
wíii
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 | — | — |