ฮึ

hʉ́

Meanings

1InterjectionB1

humph! (informal)

An exclamation expressing displeasure, annoyance, or defiance.

Examples

ฮึhʉ́ฮึhʉ́1humph! (informal)2huh! (informal)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Hmph! I'm not talking to you anymore.
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ฮึhʉ́ยืมyʉʉmของkɔ̌ɔngไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoไม่mâiคืนkʉʉnคราวหน้าkraao-nâaฉันchǎnไม่ให้mâi-hâiยืมyʉʉmแล้วlɛ́ɛoนะná
Hmph! You borrowed my things and didn't return them. I'm not lending you anything next time.
ฮึhéuฉันchănไม่mâiยอมแพ้yom páeง่ายngâaiๆ-หรอกròkอย่าyàaคิดว่าkít wâaจะjàไล่lâiฉันchănไปbpaiได้dâi
Hmph! I won't give up that easily. Don't think you can drive me away.
ฮึhʉ́ต่อให้dtɔ̀ɔ-hâiพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamข่มขู่kòm-kùuฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂จะjàไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmถอนtɔ̌ɔnคำร้องเรียนkam-rɔ́ɔng-riian
Hmph! Even if they try to intimidate me, I won't withdraw my complaint.
2InterjectionB1

huh! (informal)

An exclamation expressing surprise or disbelief.

Examples

ฮึhʉ́ฮึhʉ́1humph! (informal)2huh! (informal)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentวันศุกร์wan-sùkวันศุกร์wan-sùkFridayแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เหรอrə̌əเหรอrə̌ə1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)
Huh? Is it Friday already?
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ฮึhʉ́เธอtəəทำtamขนมkà-nǒmพวกนี้pûuak-níiเองeengหมดmòtเลยləəiเหรอrə̌əฉันchǎnนึกว่าnʉ́k-wâaซื้อsʉ́ʉมาmaaซะsáอีกìik
Huh? You made all these treats yourself? I thought you bought them.
ฮึhʉ́ร้านนี้ráan-níiปิดbpìtไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoเหรอrə̌əเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnยังyangเห็นhěnเปิดbpə̀ətอยู่yùuเลยləəi
Huh? Has this shop closed down? I saw it open just yesterday.
ฮึhéuโครงการkrohng gaanที่têeทุกคนtúk konคิดว่าkít wâaจะjàใช้เวลาchái way-laaหลายlăaiปีbpeeกลับglàpเสร็จsètภายในpaai naiหกhòkเดือนdeuuanจริงjingๆ-เหรอrŏe
Huh? Was the project everyone thought would take years really completed in just six months?

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

hʉ́

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1humph! (informal)

2huh! (informal)