อั้ยยะ

âi-yá

Meaning

1InterjectionA2

wow; oh my; whoa

an informal exclamation used to express surprise, amazement, or mild shock

Examples

อั้ยยะâi-yáอั้ยยะâi-yáwow; oh my; whoaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉashirt; top; jacketตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)
Whoa! This shirt is so beautiful.
3 more examples
อั้ยยะâi-yáไม่เจอmâi-jəəกันganนานnaanเลยləəiนะná
Whoa! Long time no see.
อั้ยยะâi-yáทำไมtam-maiวันนี้wan-níiแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaหล่อlɔ̀ɔจังjang
Wow! Why are you dressed so handsomely today?
อั้ยยะâi-yáไม่mâiคิดkítเลยləəiนะnáเนี่ยnîiaว่าwâaแกgɛɛจะjàสอบได้sɔ̀ɔp-dâaiคะแนนká-nɛɛnเต็มdtemแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níi
Whoa! I never thought you would get a perfect score on the exam like this.

Tones

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

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Falling tone

âi

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

อั้ยâiอั้ยâi1eek; ah; ow2informal variant of 'ไอ้'eek; ah; owPart 1
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ยะyáยะyá1[to] do; make (Northern Thai)2(colloq.) emphatic sentence-final particle[to] do; make (Northern Thai)Part 2
อั้ยยะâi-yáอั้ยยะâi-yáwow; oh my; whoawow; oh my; whoaWord