หื้อ

hʉ́ʉ

Meanings

1VerbA2

[Northern Thai] [to] give

[Northern Thai dialect] to give something to somebody; equivalent to Central Thai 'ให้ให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)' (hâi).

Examples

เปิ้นbpə̂ənเปิ้นbpə̂ən1he; she; they (Northern Thai, 3rd person)2I; me (Northern Thai, familiar)หื้อhʉ́ʉหื้อhʉ́ʉ1[Northern Thai] [to] give2[Northern Thai] for [sb]; to [sb] (benefactive)3[Northern Thai] [to] let; allow; causeหนมnǒmหนมnǒmsnack; treat; dessert (informal)ตั๋วdtǔuaตั๋วdtǔua1ticket; pass2certificate; voucher3classifier: ใบ4promissory note; draft
I give you a snack.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanป้อbpɔ̂ɔหื้อhʉ́ʉเงินngənมาmaaซาวบาทsaao-bàat
Yesterday, dad gave me twenty baht.
อ้ายâaiจะjàหื้อhʉ́ʉของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnน้องnɔ́ɔngในnaiวันเกิดwan-gə̀ət
My older brother will give a gift to his younger sibling on their birthday.
ถ้าtâaไปbpaiเจียงใหม่jiiang-màiเปิ้นbpə̂ənจะjàซื้อsʉ́ʉไส้อั่วsâi-ùuaมาmaaหื้อhʉ́ʉเน้อnə́ə
If I go to Chiang Mai, I will buy some sai oua (northern Thai sausage) to give to you.
2PrepositionA2

[Northern Thai] for [sb]; to [sb] (benefactive)

[Northern Thai dialect] marks the person who benefits from an action; equivalent to Central Thai 'ให้ให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)' used as 'for [sb]' or 'to [sb]'.

Examples

เปิ้นbpə̂ənเปิ้นbpə̂ən1he; she; they (Northern Thai, 3rd person)2I; me (Northern Thai, familiar)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหื้อhʉ́ʉหื้อhʉ́ʉ1[Northern Thai] [to] give2[Northern Thai] for [sb]; to [sb] (benefactive)3[Northern Thai] [to] let; allow; causeเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; her
He bought this for you.
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จ้วยjûuaiเปิ้นbpə̂ənยกyókโต๊ะdtóนี่nîiหื้อhʉ́ʉกำgamลอlɔɔ
Could you please help him lift this table?
ยายyaaiเย็บyépเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaตัวdtuuaนี้níiหื้อhʉ́ʉหลานlǎan
Grandma sewed this shirt for her grandchild.
เขาkǎoตั้งใจ๋dtâng-jǎiยะyáก๋านgǎanเก็บเงินgèp-ngənเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซื้อsʉ́ʉบ้านbâanหื้อhʉ́ʉป้อbpɔ̂ɔกับgàpแม่mɛ̂ɛ
He is working hard and saving money to buy a house for his parents.
3VerbB1

[Northern Thai] [to] let; allow; cause

[Northern Thai dialect] to let or allow somebody to do something; to cause somebody to do something; equivalent to Central Thai 'ให้ให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)' (hâi).

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseบ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)หื้อhêuuaหื้อhêuua1[Northern Thai] [to] give2[Northern Thai] for [sb]; to [sb] (benefactive)3[Northern Thai] [to] let; allow; causeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastแอ่วàewแอ่วàew1[to] travel; go sightseeing (Northern Thai)2[to] hang out; go out socially (Northern Thai)3[to] court; flirt (Northern Thai)คนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night period
Mom doesn't let me go out alone at night.
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อย่าyàaปากั๋นbpaa-gǎnเสียงดังsǐiang-dangจะjàหื้อhʉ́ʉคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเปิ้นbpə̂ənรำคาญram-kaan
Don't be loud, you'll cause other people to be annoyed.
ถ้าtâaฝนfǒnหยุดyùtตกdtòkแล้วlɛ́ɛoพ่อpɔ̂ɔอาจจะàat-jàหื้อhʉ́ʉไปbpaiเตะบอลdtè-bɔɔnได้dâai
If the rain stops, dad might let us go play football.
อากาศaa-gàatตี้dtîiฮ้อนจัดhɔ́ɔn-jàtหื้อhʉ́ʉผักผลไม้pàk-pǒn-lá-máaiเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiไปbpaiหลายlǎai
The extremely hot weather caused a lot of damage to fruits and vegetables.

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

hʉ́ʉ

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——