อวย

uuai

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] flatter; hype (excessively)

To praise [sb/sth] overly or sycophantically; to hype up beyond merit.

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)อวยuuaiอวยuuai1[to] flatter; hype (excessively)2[to] wish well (esp. birthdays/occasions)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเกินจริงgəən-jingเกินจริงgəən-jing1exaggerated; unrealistic2unrealistically (after verbs)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)ชิ้นนี้chín-níiชิ้นนี้chín-níi1this piece/item2this (piece or item)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข้อบกพร่องkɔ̂ɔ-bòk-prɔ̂ɔngข้อบกพร่องkɔ̂ɔ-bòk-prɔ̂ɔngdefect; flaw; shortcoming; imperfectionเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too much
Don’t overpraise him; this work still has many flaws.
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สื่อsʉ̀ʉบางbaangเจ้าอวยjâao-uuaiหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiจนjonคนkonคาดหวังkâat-wǎngสูงเกินไปsǔung-gəən-bpai
Some media outlets hyped this movie so much that people’s expectations became too high.
รีวิวrii-wiuที่tîiอวยuuaiแบรนด์brɛɛnเกินgəənเหตุhèetทำให้tam-hâiผู้บริโภคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-pôokหลงเชื่อlǒng-chʉ̂ʉaและlɛ́ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiผิดพลาดpìt-plâat
Overly sycophantic reviews of the brand mislead consumers and lead to poor decisions.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpอวยuuaiเจ้านายjâo-naaiต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาaoหน้าnâaทั้งที่táng-tîiผลงานpǒn-ngaanยังyangธรรมดาtam-má-daa
He likes to flatter the boss in front of others to curry favor, even though the work is still mediocre.
2VerbB2

[to] wish well (esp. birthdays/occasions)

Colloquial: to offer good wishes or greetings on an occasion (e.g., to wish someone a happy birthday).

Examples

คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmdon't forget (to...)อวยuuaiอวยuuai1[to] flatter; hype (excessively)2[to] wish well (esp. birthdays/occasions)วันเกิดwan-gə̀ətวันเกิดwan-gə̀ətbirthdayให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)พี่ต่ายpîi-dtàaiพี่ต่ายpîi-dtàaiolder sibling Taai (form of address)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แช็ตกลุ่มchɛ́t-glùmแช็ตกลุ่มchɛ́t-glùmgroup chatด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
Don’t forget to send birthday wishes to Tai in the group chat tonight.
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ทุกปีtúk-bpiiเพื่อนที่ทำงานpʉ̂ʉan-tîi-tam-ngaanจะjàรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganอวยuuaiปีใหม่bpii-màiให้hâiหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo
Every year, coworkers gather in the morning to offer New Year’s wishes to the boss.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตัดdtàtเค้กkéekเราraoช่วยกันchûuai-ganอวยuuaiให้hâiเจ้าภาพjâo-pâapมีmiiสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngและlɛ́สมหวังsǒm-wǎngในnaiสิ่งที่sìng-tîiตั้งใจdtâng-jai
Before cutting the cake, we all wished the host good health and success in their endeavors.
พอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngวันครบรอบwan-króp-rɔ̂ɔpแต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaanป้าbpâaก็gɔ̂โทรมาtoo-maaอวยuuaiยืดยาวyʉ̂ʉt-yaaoจนjonฉันchǎnยิ้มไม่หุบyím-mâi-hùpทั้งวันtáng-wan
On our wedding anniversary, Aunt called to offer long, heartfelt wishes, and I couldn’t stop smiling all day.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

uuai

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

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——

Related Words

1[to] flatter; hype (excessively)

2[to] wish well (esp. birthdays/occasions)