หิวๆ
hĭu hĭuMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
feeling hungry; a bit hungry
feeling somewhat hungry or starting to feel hungry
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)หิวๆhĭu hĭuหิวๆhĭu hĭufeeling hungry; a bit hungryแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I'm starting to feel a bit hungry now.
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Are you getting a little hungry yet? Want to go find something to eat?
Around this time in the afternoon, I really start to feel a bit hungry.
พอporเลิกงานlêrk ngaanก็gâwเริ่มrêrmหิวๆhĭu hĭuเลยloieแวะwáeซื้อséuลูกชิ้นปิ้งlôok chín bpîngกินรองท้องgin rong tóngก่อนgònกลับบ้านglàp bâan
After getting off work, I started feeling peckish, so I stopped to buy some grilled meatballs as a snack before going home.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หิวๆ said หิว-หิว?
hĭu hĭu
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hĭu
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 | — | — |