อั๊ยยะ
ái-yáMeaning
1InterjectionA2
oh my; wow; yikes
a colloquial exclamation used to express surprise, amazement, mild shock, or playful teasing
Examples
อั๊ยยะái-yáอั๊ยยะái-yáoh my; wow; yikesกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3walletใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyจังเลยjang-ləəiจังเลยjang-ləəiso; very; really (intensifier)
Aiyya! This bag is so beautiful.
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Aiyya, you're dressed so handsomely today. Where are you going?
Aiyya! Why is the electricity bill so expensive this month?
อั๊ยยะái-yáแอบɛ̀ɛpไปbpaiมีmiiแฟนfɛɛnตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อไหร่mʉ̂ʉa-ràiเนี่ยnîiaไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmบอกbɔ̀ɔkกันganเลยləəiนะná
Aiyya, since when did you secretly get a partner? You didn't even tell me.
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
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
ái
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ยะyáยะyá1[to] do; make (Northern Thai)2(colloq.) emphatic sentence-final particle[to] do; make (Northern Thai)Part 2
อั๊ยยะái-yáอั๊ยยะái-yáoh my; wow; yikesoh my; wow; yikesWord