อยู่ๆ
yòo yòoMeaning
1AdverbB1
suddenly; out of the blue
suddenly; unexpectedly; without warning or clear reason.
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileอยู่ๆyòo yòoอยู่ๆyòo yòosuddenly; out of the blueฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตกหนักdtòk nàkตกหนักdtòk nàk1[to] fall heavily; rain heavily2[to] fall heavily on [sb/sth]; be chiefly borne by [sb]
Yesterday the weather was good, then suddenly it rained heavily.
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เราraoกำลังgam-langคุยกันkui ganสนุกๆsà-nùk sà-nùkอยู่ๆyòo yòoเขาkăoก็gâwร้องไห้róng hâiขึ้นมาkêun maa
We were having a fun conversation, and suddenly he started crying.
ตอนแรกdton râekก็gâwไม่mâiคิดkítอะไรà-raiอยู่ๆyòo yòoก็gâwรู้สึกrúu-sèukชอบchôpเขาkăoขึ้นมาkêun maaซะงั้นsá ngán
At first, I didn't think anything of it, but then I suddenly started to like him.
อยู่ๆyòo yòoเธอterก็gâwตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiลาออกlaa òkจากjàakงานngaanที่têeทำมาtam maaสิบsìpปีbpeeโดยdoiไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiคาดคิดkâat kítมาก่อนmaa gòn
Unexpectedly, she decided to quit the job she had held for ten years, which no one had ever anticipated.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อยู่ๆ said อยู่-อยู่?
yòo yòo
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 classMid classLeading อA silent อ before ย puts this syllable in mid class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
yòo
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |