อ๊าย
áaiMeaning
1InterjectionA2
eek; oh my
An exclamation expressing sudden surprise, shock, playful fear, or embarrassment (often used in a feminine or expressive manner)
Examples
อ๊ายáaiอ๊ายáaieek; oh myลูกหมาlûuk-mǎaลูกหมาlûuk-mǎapuppyตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)น่ารักจังnâa-rák-jangน่ารักจังnâa-rák-jangso cute; very lovelyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Aai! This puppy is so cute.
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Aai! You scared me! Since when have you been standing here?
Aai! A cockroach! Can someone please get it out of here?
อ๊ายáaiดาราdaa-raaคนkonนั้นnánหันมาhǎn-maaยิ้มyímให้hâiฉันchǎnด้วยdûuaiเขินkə̌ənจนjonทำตัวtam-dtuuaไม่mâiถูกแล้วtùuk-lɛ́ɛo
Aai! That celebrity turned and smiled at me. I'm so flustered I don't know how to act!
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
áai
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |