ฮิ้วๆ
híu híuMeaning
1InterjectionA2
woohoo; whoo-hoo
A cheering sound used to express excitement, celebration, or to playfully tease someone (especially romantic couples)
Examples
ฮิ้วๆhíu híuฮิ้วๆhíu híuwoohoo; whoo-hooเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningจับมือjàp meuuจับมือjàp meuu1[to] hold hands (with [sb])2[to] shake hands (with [sb])3[to] team up with [sb]; partner with [sb]กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Woo-hoo! You guys are holding hands too.
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ฮิ้วๆhíu híuวันนี้wan néeมีmeeคนส่งkon sòngดอกไม้dòk máaiมาmaaให้hâiถึงtĕungที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanเลยloieนะná
Woo-hoo! Someone sent flowers right to your workplace today.
Woo-hoo! Look who wore couple shirts on their date today.
พอporเห็นhĕnเพื่อนpêuuanเดินdernควงkuuangแขนkăaenแฟนfaenใหม่màiเข้ามาkâo maaในnaiงานเลี้ยงngaan líiangทุกคนtúk konก็gâwพร้อมใจกันpróm jai ganส่งเสียงsòng sĭiangแซวว่าsaeo wâaฮิ้วๆhíu híu
As soon as they saw our friend walking arm-in-arm with her new boyfriend into the party, everyone cheered and teased them in unison with 'woo-hoo!'.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฮิ้วๆ said ฮิ้ว-ฮิ้ว?
híu híu
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
híu
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |