อู้ฟู่
ûu-fûuMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
wealthy; abundant (informal)
Very rich or plentiful, especially in reference to money or wealth.
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินngənเงินngən1money2silver (metal)อู้ฟู่ûu-fûuอู้ฟู่ûu-fûu1wealthy; abundant (informal)2lavish; luxurious (informal)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfที่ดินtîi-dinที่ดินtîi-dinland (property)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
He has plenty of money these days because he sold some land.
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ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเธอtəəมีmiiฐานะtǎa-náอู้ฟู่ûu-fûuแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəไม่เคยmâi-kəəiดูถูกduu-tùukคนkonที่tîiมีmiiเงินngənน้อยกว่าnɔ́ɔi-gwàa
Her family is very wealthy, but she never looks down on people who have less money.
ปีนี้bpii-níiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtมีmiiกำไรgam-raiอู้ฟู่ûu-fûuจึงjʉngมีmiiเงินngənจ่ายjàaiโบนัสboo-nátให้hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanทุกคนtúk-kon
The company made huge profits this year, so it has enough money to give every employee a bonus.
ถึงtʉ̌ngตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเขาkǎoจะมีjà-miiเงินngənอู้ฟู่ûu-fûuจากjàakธุรกิจส่งออกtú-rá-gìt-sòng-ɔ̀ɔkแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangกันganเงินสำรองngən-sǎm-rɔɔngไว้wáiเผื่อpʉ̀ʉaวันที่wan-tîiรายได้raai-dâaiไม่แน่นอนmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn
Although he now has plenty of money from his export business, he still sets some aside for times when his income may be uncertain.
2AdjectiveB2
lavish; luxurious (informal)
Luxurious or showy in a way that suggests great wealth, as in clothing, spending, or lifestyle.
Examples
งานแต่งngaan-dtɛ̀ngงานแต่งngaan-dtɛ̀ngwedding (ceremony/party); wedding eventของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herจัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3intense; strong; extremeได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerอู้ฟู่ûu-fûuอู้ฟู่ûu-fûu1wealthy; abundant (informal)2lavish; luxurious (informal)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower; flowersเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)วงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiband; music ensembleวงwongวงwong1circle; ring2band; musical group3group; circle (of people)4classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior
Her wedding was very lavish, with flowers filling the room and a large live band.
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เธอtəəใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítอู้ฟู่ûu-fûuทั้งtángพักpákโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmหรูrǔuและlɛ́กินginอาหารaa-hǎanแพงpɛɛngแทบtɛ̂ɛpทุกวันtúk-wan
She leads a lavish lifestyle, staying at luxury hotels and eating expensive meals almost every day.
แม้mɛ́ɛรายได้raai-dâaiจะjàลดลงlót-longเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítอู้ฟู่ûu-fûuเหมือนเดิมmʉ̌ʉan-dəəmจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngกู้เงินgûu-ngənมาmaaจ่ายjàaiค่ารถkâa-rótหรูrǔu
Even though his income has fallen, he still lives as lavishly as before, to the point of borrowing money to pay for his luxury car.
เธอtəəเลือกlʉ̂ʉakแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaอู้ฟู่ûu-fûuไปbpaiร่วมrûuamงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangทั้งที่táng-tîiเจ้าภาพjâo-pâapแจ้งjɛ̂ɛngไว้wáiแล้วlɛ́ɛoว่าwâaอยากyàakให้hâiแขกkɛ̀ɛkแต่งกายdtɛ̀ng-gaaiเรียบง่ายrîiap-ngâai
She chose to dress extravagantly for the party, even though the host had already asked guests to dress simply.
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
ûu
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
อู้ûuอู้ûu1[to] slack off; shirk work2[to] speak; say (Northern Thai)3booming/resonant (of sound)[to] slack off; shirk workPart 1
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อู้ฟู่ûu-fûuอู้ฟู่ûu-fûuwealthy; abundant (informal)wealthy; abundant (informal)Word