อื้อ
ʉ̂ʉMeanings
1InterjectionA2
uh-huh; mm-hmm (agreement)
an informal sound used to indicate agreement or acknowledgement
Examples
อื้อʉ̂ʉอื้อʉ̂ʉ1uh-huh; mm-hmm (agreement)2[to] feel blocked; ring; buzz (of the ears)3a lot; many (colloquial)เข้าใจkâo-jaiเข้าใจkâo-jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Mm-hm, got it.
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Okay, I’ll do as you said.
Yeah, I agree that we should postpone the meeting.
2InterjectionB1
[to] feel blocked; ring; buzz (of the ears)
To have a blocked or ringing sensation in the ears, with sounds heard indistinctly, as in หูอื้อหูอื้อhǔu-ʉ̂ʉ[to] have ringing in the ears; [to] have muffled hearing.
Examples
ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binairplane; aeroplane; plane (fixed-wing aircraft)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หูอื้อhǔu-ʉ̂ʉหูอื้อhǔu-ʉ̂ʉ[to] have ringing in the ears; [to] have muffled hearingจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไม่ชัดmâi-chátไม่ชัดmâi-chát1unclear; indistinct2unclearly; indistinctly
When the plane was landing, my ears felt blocked and I couldn't hear my mother clearly.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakไปbpaiดูคอนเสิร์ตduu-kɔɔn-sə̀ətเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂หูอื้อhǔu-ʉ̂ʉไปbpaiหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moong
After going to a concert last night, my ears rang for several hours.
ช่วงchûuangที่tîiเป็นหวัดbpen-wàtฉันchǎnหูอื้อhǔu-ʉ̂ʉเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanมีอะไรmii-à-raiอุดùtอยู่yùuเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnพูดpûutซ้ำsámบ่อยbɔ̀i
While I had a cold, my ears felt as though something was blocking them, so I often had to ask people to repeat themselves.
แม้mɛ́ɛอาการaa-gaanหวัดwàtจะjàหายhǎaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛหูhǔuข้างkâangซ้ายsáaiยังyangอื้อʉ̂ʉจนได้jon-dâaiยินyinเสียงsǐiangไม่ชัดmâi-chátฉันchǎnจึงjʉngนัดnátพบแพทย์póp-pɛ̂ɛtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตรวจdtrùuatหาสาเหตุhǎa-sǎa-hèet
Although my cold had cleared up, my left ear still felt blocked and my hearing was muffled, so I made a doctor's appointment to find out why.
3AdverbB1
a lot; many (colloquial)
used to indicate a large amount or number, often with classifiers; very many or much
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)อื้อʉ̂ʉอื้อʉ̂ʉ1uh-huh; mm-hmm (agreement)2[to] feel blocked; ring; buzz (of the ears)3a lot; many (colloquial)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningแทบtɛ̂ɛpแทบtɛ̂ɛp1almost; nearly2virtually; practicallyไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannot
There are so many people at the event today that it’s hard to walk.
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เขาkǎoซื้อsʉ́ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉมาmaaอื้อʉ̂ʉทั้งtángนิยายní-yaaiและlɛ́การ์ตูนgaa-dtuunกองgɔɔngเต็มdtemโต๊ะdtó
He bought a ton of books, both novels and comics, piling up on the table.
ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnทำให้tam-hâiน้ำขังnáam-kǎngอื้อʉ̂ʉรถติดrót-dtìtหนักnàkตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าcháo
Last night’s rain left a lot of standing water, causing heavy traffic since morning.
ช่วงchûuangโปรโมชันbproo-moo-chânมีmiiคนkonสั่งของsàng-kɔ̌ɔngออนไลน์ɔɔn-laaiอื้อʉ̂ʉจนjonคลังสินค้าklang-sǐn-káaต้องdtɔ̂ngเพิ่มpə̂əmรอบrɔ̂ɔpแพ็กpɛ́kของkɔ̌ɔng
During the promotion, there were loads of online orders, so the warehouse had to add extra packing shifts.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
ʉ̂ʉ
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 | — | — |