อื้อฮือ
ʉ̂ʉ-hʉʉMeaning
1InterjectionA2
wow!; oh my!
An exclamation expressing amazement or surprise, often at something impressive or unexpected.
Examples
อื้อฮือʉ̂ʉ-hʉʉอื้อฮือʉ̂ʉ-hʉʉwow!; oh my!รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatlyจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)
Wow, this car is beautiful!
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Wow, did you make all this food yourself?
Whoa, does this bag really cost tens of thousands of baht?
อื้อฮือʉ̂ʉ-hʉʉจากjàakตรงนี้dtrong-níiมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnทั้งtángเมืองmʉʉangเลยləəiไม่น่าเชื่อmâi-nâa-chʉ̂ʉaว่าwâaวิวwiuจะjàสวยsǔuaiขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níi
Wow, you can see the whole city from here! I can't believe the view is this beautiful!
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อื้อʉ̂ʉอื้อʉ̂ʉ1uh-huh; mm-hmm (agreement)2[to] feel blocked; ring; buzz (of the ears)3a lot; many (colloquial)uh-huh; mm-hmm (agreement)Part 1
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ฮือhʉʉฮือhʉʉ1boo-hoo; sobbing/crying sound2murmur of a crowd; uproar3[to] mass; [to] rally; [to] swell in numbersboo-hoo; sobbing/crying soundPart 2
อื้อฮือʉ̂ʉ-hʉʉอื้อฮือʉ̂ʉ-hʉʉwow!; oh my!wow!; oh my!Word