ห่วยๆ
hùuai hùuaiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
lousy; of poor quality
lousy, of poor quality, or terrible. The repetition marker 'ๆ' often adds emphasis.
Examples
อินเทอร์เน็ตin-ter-nètอินเทอร์เน็ตin-ter-nèt1the Internet2internet access/serviceที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousสัญญาณsăn-yaanสัญญาณsăn-yaan1signal; reception2signal; sign; indication3cue (in communication/behavior)ห่วยๆhùuai hùuaiห่วยๆhùuai hùuailousy; of poor qualityแบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The internet at home is so slow. With a lousy signal like this, I can't work at all.
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ฉันchănไม่mâiอยากyàakกลับไปglàp bpaiพักpákที่têeโรงแรมrohng raemนั้นnánอีกแล้วèek láewบริการbor-rí-gaanห่วยๆhùuai hùuaiแถมtăemห้องhôngก็gâwไม่mâiสะอาดsà-àat
I don't want to stay at that hotel again. The service was terrible, and the room wasn't clean either.
เขาkăoบ่นbònว่าwâaชีวิตchee-wítของเขาkŏng kăoมีแต่mee dtàeเรื่องrêuuangห่วยๆhùuai hùuaiเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laa
He complained that only lousy things ever happen in his life.
นโยบายเศรษฐกิจná-yoh-baai sàyt-tà-gìtห่วยๆhùuai hùuaiของkŏngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanทำให้tam hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakต้องdtôngตกงานdtòk ngaan
The government's terrible economic policies have caused a large number of people to lose their jobs.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ห่วยๆ said ห่วย-ห่วย?
hùuai hùuai
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hùuai
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 | — | — |