วุ้ย

wúi

Meanings

1InterjectionA2

oh!; oops!

an exclamation used to express surprise, shock, or being startled

Examples

วุ้ยwúiวุ้ยwúi1oh!; oops!2geez!; ugh!ตกใจdtòk-jaiตกใจdtòk-jaibe startled; be frightenedหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedมาmaaมาmaa1[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-sǐiangให้เสียงhâi-sǐiang[to] voice (a character); [to] dub; [to] provide voice-over
Whoa! You scared me. You came without making a sound.
3 more examples
วุ้ยwúiแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapวิ่งผ่านwîng-pàanเท้าtáaoฉันchǎnไปbpaiเมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gíi
Yikes! A cockroach just ran past my foot.
วุ้ยwúiเสียงฟ้าร้องsǐiang-fáa-rɔ́ɔngดังมากdang-mâakจนjonฉันchǎnสะดุ้งsà-dûngเลยləəi
Oh! The thunder was so loud it made me jump.
วุ้ยwúiโผล่plòhมาmaaเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapแบบนี้bàep néeฉันchănหัวใจhŭua jaiแทบtâepวายwaaiเลยloieนะná
Whoa! Popping up quietly like this, I almost had a heart attack.
2InterjectionB1

geez!; ugh!

an exclamation used to express mild annoyance, exasperation, or frustration

Examples

วุ้ยwúiวุ้ยwúi1oh!; oops!2geez!; ugh!อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ร้อนrɔ́ɔnร้อนrɔ́ɔn1hot (temperature)2hot; pungent (taste, e.g. ginger, pepper)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)นักหนาnák-nǎaนักหนาnák-nǎavery; extremely; so (often with negative/exasperated connotation)เนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)
Ugh! Why on earth is the weather so hot today?
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วุ้ยwúiบ่นbònอยู่yùuได้dâaiรำคาญram-kaanแล้วlɛ́ɛoนะná
Sheesh! You keep complaining, I'm getting annoyed now.
วุ้ยwúiรถติดrót-dtìtอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoเมื่อไหร่mʉ̂ʉa-ràiจะjàถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanเนี่ยnîia
Ugh! Traffic is jammed again. When will I ever get home?
วุ้ยwúiทำไมtam-maiขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnการgaanยื่นเอกสารyʉ̂ʉn-èek-gà-sǎanมันmanถึงtʉ̌ngได้dâaiยุ่งยากyûng-yâakวุ่นวายwûn-waaiขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiนะná
Geez! Why is the document submission process so complicated and chaotic?

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

wúi

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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