อั้ยย
âiyMeaning
1InterjectionA2
aww; eek; oh!
an informal exclamation used to show excitement, shyness, embarrassment, surprise, or playful annoyance
Examples
อั้ยยâiyอั้ยยâiyaww; eek; oh!ลูกหมาlôok măaลูกหมาlôok măapuppyตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)น่ารักจังnâa rák jangน่ารักจังnâa rák jangso cute; very lovelyเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Aiy! This puppy is so cute!
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Aiy! I'm shy, don't look at my face like that.
Aiy! You bought me a gift too? Thanks!
อั้ยยâiyยยในที่สุดnai têe sùtฉันchănก็gâwกดgòtซื้อséuบัตรคอนเสิร์ตbàt kon-sèrtของkŏngศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinคนโปรดkon bpròhtได้สำเร็จdâai săm-rèt
Aiyyy! I finally managed to successfully buy the concert tickets for my favorite artist.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อั้ยย said อั้ย-ยอ?
âiy
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |