อั๊ว
úaMeaning
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I; me (Thai Chinese colloquial)
A colloquial first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me', used mainly in Thai Chinese speech (from Teochew). May sound rough or out of place outside that context.
Examples
อั๊วúaอั๊วúaI; me (Thai Chinese colloquial)ขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔngขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔng[to] sell things; [to] sell goodsอยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toเยาวราชyao-wá-râatเยาวราชyao-wá-râat1Yaowarat; Bangkok’s Chinatown2Yaowarat Roadทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
I sell things in Yaowarat every day.
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You don't need to worry, I can handle this matter myself.
อั๊วúuaว่าwâaรสชาติrót-châatแบบนี้bàep néeแหละlàeที่têeลูกค้าlûuk-káaเก่าๆgào gàoชอบchôpกินกันgin gan
I think this is exactly the kind of flavor that the old regular customers like to eat.
สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònตอนdtonอั๊วúuaมาmaaเมืองไทยmeuuang taiใหม่ๆmài màiชีวิตchee-wítลำบากlam-bàakมากmâakแต่dtàeก็gâwสู้sôoจนjonตั้งตัวได้dtâng dtuua dâi
A long time ago when I first came to Thailand, life was very difficult, but I fought until I could establish myself.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
úa
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 | — | — |