อกเอย
òk-yeeMeaning
1InterjectionC1
alas; oh my heart
An exclamation used in literature or dramatic speech to express deep sorrow, distress, pity, or lamentation
Examples
อกเอยòk-yeeอกเอยòk-yeealas; oh my heartทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)ชีวิตchii-wítชีวิตchii-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespanของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsข้าkâaข้าkâa1I; me (archaic/poetic; rustic)2servant; subject (historical)3I; me (deferential to royalty, historical formula)ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerน่าnâaน่าnâa1worthy/apt to ...2come on; please (persuasive particle)รันทดran-tótรันทดran-tót1wretched; pitiful; heartrending2sorrowful; dejectedเช่นนี้chên-níiเช่นนี้chên-níi1like this; in this way; thus (formal)2such; of this kind/type
Alas, why is my life so tragic?
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อกเอยòk-yeeไม่mâiนึกnʉ́kเลยləəiว่าwâaข้าkâaจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngมาmaaถูกtùukสหายsà-hǎaiที่tîiไว้ใจwái-jaiที่สุดtîi-sùtหักหลังhàk-lǎngเช่นนี้chên-níi
Alas! I never thought I would be betrayed by my most trusted companion like this.
อกเอยòk-yeeความkwaamรวดร้าวrûuat-ráaoจากjàakการสูญเสียgaan-sǔun-sǐiaลูกรักlûuk-rákช่างchâangเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanมีmiiมีดmîitกรีดgrìitแทงทะลุtɛɛng-tá-lúกลางใจglaang-jai
Oh my heart, the agony of losing a beloved child is like a knife piercing right through the chest.
อกเอยòk-yeeกรรมgamอันใดan-daiหนอnɔ̌ɔที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiข้าkâaต้องdtɔ̂ngมาmaaทนทุกข์ทรมานton-túk-tɔɔ-rá-maanอย่างไม่มีที่สิ้นสุดyàang-mâi-mii-tîi-sîn-sùtเช่นนี้chên-níi
Alas, what karma have I committed that makes me endure such endless suffering?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
òk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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อกเอยòk-yeeอกเอยòk-yeealas; oh my heartalas; oh my heartWord