อู้อี้
ûu-îiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
muffled; indistinct (sound/voice)
Describes a sound or voice that is muffled, unclear, or hard to make out, as if blocked or covered.
Examples
ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-maiwhy (question word)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)โทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3phone callมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)อู้อี้ûu-îiอู้อี้ûu-îi1muffled; indistinct (sound/voice)2[to] mumble; speak indistinctlyจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)
Why does the sound on the phone sound so muffled?
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He was speaking through a mask, so his voice sounded muffled and wasn't very clear.
เสียงประกาศsĭiang bprà-gàatจากjàakลำโพงlam-pohngเก่าๆgào gàoนั่นnânฟังดูfang dooอู้อี้ôo êeจนjonจับใจความjàp jai kwaamไม่ได้mâi dâaiเลยloie
The announcement from that old speaker sounded so muffled that I couldn't make out what was being said.
ผมpŏmได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangคนคุยkon kuiกันganอู้อี้ôo êeมาจากmaa jàakห้องhôngข้างๆkâang kâangแต่dtàeไม่รู้mâi rúuว่าwâaเขาkăoคุยkuiเรื่องrêuuangอะไรกันà-rai gan
I heard the muffled sound of people talking from the next room, but I don't know what they were talking about.
2VerbB1
[to] mumble; speak indistinctly
To speak in a low, unclear way so the words are difficult to understand.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)พูดpôotพูดpôot[to] speak; talk; sayอู้อี้ôo êeอู้อี้ôo êe1muffled; indistinct (sound/voice)2[to] mumble; speak indistinctlyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ลำคอlam korลำคอlam kor1throat (internal passage)2neckสิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)พูดpôotพูดpôot[to] speak; talk; sayให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ดังๆdang dangดังๆdang dang1loudly; out loud2famous; well-knownหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Don't mumble in your throat, speak a little louder.
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พอpɔɔแม่mɛ̂ɛถามtǎamว่าwâaไปไหนมาbpai-nǎi-maaเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ตอบdtɔ̀ɔpอู้อี้ûu-îiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไม่mâiอยากyàakให้ได้hâi-dâaiยินyin
When his mom asked where he had been, he mumbled his reply as if he didn't want to be heard.
My younger brother likes to mumble to himself when he's upset.
เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánเป็นbpenคนkonขี้อายkîi-aaiมากmâakเวลาwee-laaคุยkuiกับgàpคนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâaก็gɔ̂จะjàพูดpûutอู้อี้ûu-îiและlɛ́ไม่mâiกล้าglâaสบตาsòp-dtaa
That child is very shy; when talking to strangers, he will mumble and not dare to make eye contact.
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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อี้îiอี้îi1like this; in this way (Northern Thai)2this; this one (Northern Thai)3question particle (Northern Thai)like this; in this way (Northern Thai)Part 2
อู้อี้ûu-îiอู้อี้ûu-îimuffled; indistinct (sound/voice)muffled; indistinct (sound/voice)Word