ฮื่อๆ
hêu hêuMeaning
1InterjectionA2
boo-hoo; sob
an onomatopoeic word representing the sound of crying, sobbing, or whining
Examples
ฮื่อๆhêu hêuฮื่อๆhêu hêuboo-hoo; sobฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan[to] go to work
Boo-hoo, I don't want to go to work.
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My little sibling was sobbing because they broke their toy.
Last night I heard someone sobbing in the room.
ผู้หญิงpôo yĭngคนkonนั้นnánนั่งnângร้องไห้róng hâiฮื่อๆhêu hêuอยู่yòoคนเดียวkon diiaoที่têeป้ายรถเมล์bpâai rót may
That woman sat sobbing alone at the bus stop.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฮื่อๆ said ฮื่อ-ฮื่อ?
hêu hêu
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
hêu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |