อู้ฮู
ûu-huuMeaning
1InterjectionA2
wow!
An exclamation expressing surprise, excitement, or admiration.
Examples
อู้ฮูûu-huuอู้ฮูûu-huuwow!บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)
Wow, your house is so big!
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Wow, did you buy this many snacks today?
Wow, this cake looks delicious! Can I have a taste?
อู้ฮูûu-huuเพิ่งpə̂ngหัดhàtเล่นlênกีตาร์gii-dtâaแค่kɛ̂ɛเดือนdʉʉanเดียวdiiaoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเล่นlênเพลงpleengนี้níiได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoเหรอrə̌ə
Wow, you've only been learning guitar for a month, but you can already play this song?
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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อู้ฮูûu-huuอู้ฮูûu-huuwow!wow!Word