หึ่ย
hʉ̀iMeaning
1InterjectionB1
ugh; grr; humph
An exclamation used to express annoyance, frustration, slight anger, or disgust.
Examples
หึ่ยhʉ̀iหึ่ยhʉ̀iugh; grr; humphทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-maiwhy (question word)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentรถติดrót-dtìtรถติดrót-dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níi1this size; of this size (modifier)2this big/size (used alone)3to this extent; this much; so …เนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)
Ugh! Why is the traffic so bad today?
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หึ่ยhʉ̀iพูดpûutไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangหรือไงrʉ̌ʉ-ngaiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaไม่ก็mâi-gɔ̂คือkʉʉไม่mâiสิsì
Ugh! Don't you understand? I said no, so it means no!
หึ่ยhèuiน่าหงุดหงิดnâa ngùt-ngìtจริงๆjing jingอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaรีบrêepมาmaaแต่dtàeร้านráanกลับglàpปิดbpìtซะงั้นsá ngán
Ugh! How frustrating. I rushed all the way here but the shop is closed.
หึ่ยhèuiฉันchănล่ะlâเกลียดglìiatจริงๆjing jingเวลาที่way-laa têeมีmeeคนkonมาmaaแซงsaengคิวkiwตอนที่dton têeเราraoรอrorมาmaaตั้งนานdtâng naan
Ugh! I absolutely hate it when someone cuts the line after we've been waiting for so long.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hʉ̀i
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |