อิ๊ๆ
í íMeaning
1InterjectionA2
tee-hee; hehe
A sound representing a cute, cheeky, or suppressed giggle, often used in text messages or informal writing
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)อิ๊ๆí íอิ๊ๆí ítee-hee; hehe
I won, hehe.
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He complimented that I'm cute too, hehe, I'm blushing so much.
ถึงจะtĕung jàบอกว่าbòk wâaกำลังgam-langลดน้ำหนักlót nám nàkอยู่yòoแต่dtàeฉันchănก็gâwเพิ่งpêrngกินginชานมไข่มุกchaa nom kài múkไปbpaiแก้วgâewนึงneungอิ๊ๆí í
Even though I said I'm on a diet, I just drank a glass of bubble milk tea, hehe.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อิ๊ๆ said อิ๊-อิ๊?
í í
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
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 tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
í
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 | — | — |