อุ๊ย
úiMeanings
1InterjectionA2
oops; oh! (surprise/mild shock)
an exclamation expressing surprise, mild shock, or a small mistake
Examples
อุ๊ยúiอุ๊ยúi1oops; oh! (surprise/mild shock)2grandparent; elderly person (Northern Thai)ลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultกุญแจบ้านgun-jɛɛ-bâanกุญแจบ้านgun-jɛɛ-bâanhouse keyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
Oops, I forgot to bring the house key.
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Oops, I almost tripped on the stairs; good thing I grabbed the railing in time.
Oops, my phone accidentally called the boss.
Oh! Sorry, I accidentally knocked over your glass.
2NounB2
grandparent; elderly person (Northern Thai)
a Northern Thai term for a grandfather or grandmother on either side of the family; also a respectful term for an elderly person.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จะพาjà-paaจะพาjà-paawill take [sb]; will bring [sb]หลานlǎanหลานlǎan1grandchild2niece or nephewไปหาbpai-hǎaไปหาbpai-hǎa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]อุ๊ยúiอุ๊ยúi1oops; oh! (surprise/mild shock)2grandparent; elderly person (Northern Thai)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Province
Tomorrow I will take my nephew to visit his maternal grandmother in Chiang Mai.
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Grandma told us to finish eating before going to play.
เวลาwee-laaมีmiiงานบุญngaan-bunในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanทุกคนtúk-konจะjàไปกราบbpai-gràapอุ๊ยúiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอพรkɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔnและlɛ́ฟังfangคำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔn
When there is a merit-making event in the village, everyone goes to pay respects to the elderly grandmother to receive blessings and hear her teachings.
คนkonในnaiชุมชนchum-chonเรียกrîiakท่านtânว่าwâaอุ๊ยúiด้วยdûuaiความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópเพราะprɔ́ท่านtânเป็นbpenผู้เฒ่าpûu-tâoที่tîiใจดีjai-diiและlɛ́ช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaคนkonมานานmaa-naan
People in the community respectfully address her as ‘Ui,’ because she is a kind elder who has helped others for a long time.
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 endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
úi
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 | — | — |