อ้ายแน
âai-nɛɛMeaning
1InterjectionC1
hey; you there (Isan/Lao)
An informal Isan/Lao exclamation to call out or get someone’s attention; tone may be teasing or brusque depending on context.
Examples
อ้ายแนâai-nɛɛอ้ายแนâai-nɛɛhey; you there (Isan/Lao)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แหน่hɛ̀ɛnแหน่hɛ̀ɛnplease; a little (Isan)ข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉangมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightสิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)เล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fangเล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fang[to] tell [sb]; [to] recount (to [sb]); [to] share what happened (with [sb])
Hey, listen for a bit, I have something to tell you.
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Hey, come over here for a moment, I want to ask you something.
อ้ายแนâai-nɛɛอย่าyàaพึ่งpʉ̂ngไปbpaiเด้อdə̂əข่อยkɔ̀ɔiอยากyàakชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛngเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanให้hâiเจ้าjâaoฟังfangก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
Hey, don’t leave yet; I want to explain the work matter to you first.
อ้ายแนâai naeเอิ้นêrnเจ้าjâoตั้งdtângโดนdohnแล้วláeoบ่bòได้ยินdâi-yinบ้อbôrหรือrĕuทำเป็นtam bpenบ่ฮู้bò hûuบ่bòเห็นhĕnกันgan
Hey, I’ve been calling you for ages—didn’t you hear, or are you pretending not to notice?
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
âai
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
อ้ายâaiอ้ายâai1I (older male); you (to an older male) (Isan)2older brother (Isan/Lao; also male slightly older)3you (rude/insulting; dialectal)4insulting prefix before a nounI (older male); you (to an older male) (Isan)Part 1
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แนnɛɛแนnɛɛ1please; a little (Isan request particle)2firm; steady (literary/dialectal)please; a little (Isan request particle)Part 2
อ้ายแนâai-nɛɛอ้ายแนâai-nɛɛhey; you there (Isan/Lao)hey; you there (Isan/Lao)Word