อัยย
aiMeaning
1InterjectionB2
wow; oh my
an exclamation expressing surprise, admiration, or teasing (often used as internet slang, a variant of อัยย่ะ)
Examples
อัยยaiอัยยaiwow; oh myวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeหล่อlòหล่อlò1handsome; good-looking (male)2cool; awesome (slang)3[to] cast; [to] mold (metal/material)4[to] surround with water; [to] keep water aroundจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปเดตbpai dètไปเดตbpai dèt[to] go on a dateกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)
Ooh! You're dressed so handsomely today. Who are you going on a date with?
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Wow, you got a new phone! The camera on this model is really nice.
อัยยaiไม่เบาmâi baoนะnáเราraoแอบàepไปbpaiกิ๊กgíkกับgàpดาวdaaoคณะká-náตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเมื่อไหร่mêuua-ràiทำไมtam maiเพื่อนpêuuanไม่รู้เรื่องmâi rúu rêuuangเลยloie
Ooh la la! You're quite something. Since when have you been secretly dating the faculty star? Why didn't your friends know anything about it?
อัยยaiสอบได้sòp dâaiคะแนนká-naenเต็มdtemอีกแล้วèek láewหรอrŏrแบ่งbàengความkwaamเก่งgèngมาmaaให้ทางhâi taangนี้néeบ้างbâangสิsì
Wow, you got a perfect score again? Share some of that brilliance with me, would you?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อัยย said ไอ-ยะ-ยอ?
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The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
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 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 | — | — |