อรั้ย
à-râiMeanings
1InterjectionB1
eek; oh my
eek; oh my (an exclamation expressing excitement, shyness, or pleasant surprise)
Examples
อรั้ยà-râiอรั้ยà-râi1eek; oh my2whatเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
Eek! He smiled at me too.
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Oh my, so cute! Where did you buy it from?
อรั้ยà-râiดีใจdii-jaiจังเลยjang-ləəiในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtก็gɔ̂จะได้jà-dâaiไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Eek! I'm so happy. I finally get to travel abroad!
อรั้ยà-râiเขินkə̌ənอะàไม่mâiคิดkítเลยləəiว่าwâaเขาkǎoจะjàเซอร์ไพรส์səə-práiขอแต่งงานkɔ̌ɔ-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanกลางglaangร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níi
Oh my! I'm blushing. I never thought he would surprise me with a marriage proposal in the middle of a restaurant like this.
2PronounB2
what
what (playful or slang spelling of อะไรอะไรà-rai1what; what kind of (modifier)2something; anything (unspecified)3what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)4what)
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)อรั้ยà-râiอรั้ยà-râi1eek; oh my2whatกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
What should we go eat today?
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What on earth did you buy so much of? Are you going to eat it all?
ไม่รู้mâi-rúuว่าwâaนางnaangคิดkítอรั้ยà-râiอยู่yùuถึงtʉ̌ngได้dâaiแต่งตัวจัดdtɛ̀ng-dtuua-jàtเต็มdtemมาmaaเดินdəənตลาดนัดdtà-làat-nátแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níi
I don't know what she was thinking, dressing up to the nines to walk in a flea market like this.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อรั้ย said อะ-ไร่?
à-râi
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
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 | — | — |