อู้อี้(ôo êe)
Meanings
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 mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1voice2tone; timbre3sound; noise4vote5phonetic toneในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)โทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call2telephone; phoneมันmanมันman1starchy tuber; tuberous crop2fat; grease3greasy; oily; fatty4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5creamy; rich (texture/taste)6it (thing/animal)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingอู้อี้ôo êeอู้อี้ôo êe1muffled; 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)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] tell; talk about3[to] say; speakอู้อี้ôo êeอู้อี้ôo êe1muffled; indistinct (sound/voice)2[to] mumble; speak indistinctlyในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)ลำคอlam korลำคอlam kor1throat (internal passage)2neckสิsìสิsì1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] tell; talk about3[to] say; speakให้hâiให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)มันmanมันman1starchy tuber; tuberous crop2fat; grease3greasy; oily; fatty4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5creamy; rich (texture/taste)6it (thing/animal)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingดังๆdang dangดังๆdang dang1famous; well-known2loudly; out loudหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Don't mumble in your throat, speak a little louder.
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พอporแม่mâeถามtăamว่าwâaไปไหนมาbpai năi maaเขาkăoก็gâwตอบdtòpอู้อี้ôo êeเหมือนmĕuuanไม่mâiอยากyàakให้ได้hâi dâiยินyin
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.
เด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánเป็นbpenคนkonขี้อายkêe aaiมากmâakเวลาway-laaคุยkuiกับgàpคนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâaก็gâwจะjàพูดpôotอู้อี้ôo êeและláeไม่mâiกล้าglâaสบตาsòp dtaa
That child is very shy; when talking to strangers, he will mumble and not dare to make eye contact.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
อู้ôoอู้ôo1[to] speak; say (Northern Thai)2[to] slack off; shirk work3booming/resonant (of sound)Part 1
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อู้อี้ôo êeอู้อี้ôo êemuffled; indistinct (sound/voice)