สู
sǔuMeaning
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you (plural; dialectal NE/North)
a dialectal second-person plural pronoun meaning you (plural), common in Northeastern (Isan) and Northern Thai; can sound rough or intimate depending on context
Examples
มื้อนี้méu néeมื้อนี้méu née1this meal2today (Isan/Northeastern Thai)สูsŏoสูsŏoyou (plural; dialectal NE/North)สิsìสิsì1emphatic particle (statement)2urging/encouraging particle (imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastนำกันnam ganนำกันnam gantogether; with each other (Isan)บ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastกะgàกะgà1work shift2[to] estimate; guess3(dialectal) then; also; indeedบอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showข่อยkòiข่อยkòi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushแนnaeแนnae1please; a little (Isan request particle)2firm; steady (literary/dialectal)
Are you all going together for this meal? If you are, let me know.
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Have you all finished the homework? The teacher will explain the difficult part next.
สูsǔuอย่าyàaฟ้าวfáaoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเฮาhaoมาmaaนั่งnângคุยkuiแนวทางnɛɛo-taangกันganก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเด้อdə̂ə
Don’t rush to decide, you all; let’s sit down and discuss the approach first.
บ่bòต้องdtôngเกรงใจgreng jaiเด้อdérสูsŏoเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeเฮาhaoสิsìซอยsoiจัดการjàt gaanให้hâiจนjonแล้วเสร็จláew sèt
No need to be formal, you all; we’ll help handle this matter through to completion.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǔu
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |