ฮู้จัก
húu-jàkMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] know [sb]; be acquainted with [sb] (Isan/Lao)
to know or be acquainted with a person; Isan/Lao dialect equivalent of รู้จักรู้จักrúu-jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent with
Examples
ข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushฮู้จักhúu-jàkฮู้จักhúu-jàk1[to] know [sb]; be acquainted with [sb] (Isan/Lao)2[to] be familiar with; recognize (Isan/Lao)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 nounพลponพลpon1troops; manpower2general-officer rank prefix3force; power (Skt/Pali root in compounds)4people; populace (in compounds)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนดีkon-diiคนดีkon-dii1a good person; a virtuous person2dear; sweetheart (term of address)3a goody-goody; self-righteous person (sarcastic)
I know Phon. He is a good person.
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เจ้าjâoฮู้จักhûu jàkผู้หญิงpôo yĭngคนkonนั้นnánบ่bòเพิ่นpêrnคือสิkeu sìแม่นmâenคนkonบ้านbâanเดียวdiiaoกับgàpเฮาhao
Do you know that woman? She seems to be from the same village as us.
I don't know them personally, I've only ever seen their face.
เฮาhaoฮู้จักhûu jàkกันganตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeอยู่yòoมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiแต่dtàeบ่bòค่อยkôiได้dâiพ้อpóกันganดู๋dŏoปานใดbpaan dai
We've known each other since university, but we don't get to see each other that often.
2VerbB1
[to] be familiar with; recognize (Isan/Lao)
to know of, be familiar with, or recognize something or someone; Isan/Lao dialect
Examples
เจ้าjâoเจ้าjâo1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: familiar or affectionate term before names or nouns5polite sentence-final particle (Northern Thai, mainly female)6yes; okay (polite, Northern Thai)7you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)8classifier for businesses, suppliers, or individual partiesฮู้จักhûu jàkฮู้จักhûu jàk1[to] know [sb]; be acquainted with [sb] (Isan/Lao)2[to] be familiar with; recognize (Isan/Lao)ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyวัดบ้านwát bâanวัดบ้านwát bâanvillage temple; community templeเฮาบ่hao bò
Do you know the way to our village's temple?
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ถ้าtâaได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangพิณpinแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiกะgàฮู้จักhúu-jàkเลยləəiว่าwâaเป็นbpenเพลงpleengของkɔ̌ɔngศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinคนkonใดdai
If I hear the sound of the phin like this, I recognize right away which artist's song it is.
คนkonสมัยนี้sà-măi néeบ่bòค่อยkôiฮู้จักhûu jàkบุญคุณbun kunข้าวปลาอาหารkâao bplaa aa-hăanคือkeuคนkonสมัยเก่าsà-măi gào
People these days don't recognize the value of food like people in the old days did.
การgaanสิsìเป็นผู้นำbpen pôo namที่ดีtêe deeได้dâiต้องdtôngฮู้จักhûu jàkรับฟังความคิดเห็นráp fang kwaam kít hĕnจากjàakทุกtúkฝ่ายfàaiอย่างyàangบ่bòมีอคติmee à-ká-dtì
To be a good leader, one must know how to listen to opinions from all sides without bias.
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 classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
húu
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ฮู้húuฮู้húu1[to] know (Northern/Isan dialect)2yoo-hoo!; hey! (calling out)[to] know (Northern/Isan dialect)Part 1
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จักjàkจักjàk1how many; how much (Isan)2will; shall (literary/formal auxiliary)3[to] split into strips; notchhow many; how much (Isan)Part 2
ฮู้จักhúu-jàkฮู้จักhúu-jàk[to] know [sb]; be acquainted with [sb] (Isan/Lao)[to] know [sb]; be acquainted with [sb] (Isan/Lao)Word