ฮู้เด้
húu-dêeMeaning
1InterjectionA2
I know! (Isan)
Isan/Northeastern Thai exclamation meaning "I know!", used to assert that the speaker already knows; often playful or emphatic.
Examples
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanร้านก๋วยเตี๋ยวráan-gǔuai-dtǐiaoเปิดใหม่bpə̀ət-màiตรงนั้นdtrong-nánอร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâakเลยləəiนะnáเราraoฮู้เด้húu-dêeไปbpaiกินginมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan
Friend: That new noodle shop over there is really delicious. Me: I know! I already went to eat there yesterday.
แม่mâeพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeต้องdtôngตื่นdtèuunเช้าๆcháo cháoนะnáลูกlôokเราraoฮู้เด้hûu dêตั้งdtângนาฬิกาปลุกnaa-lí-gaa bplùkไว้wáiแล้วláeoครับkráp
Mom: You have to wake up early tomorrow, dear. Me: I know, I've already set my alarm.
เอeeถ้าtâaไปbpaiช้าcháaของkɔ̌ɔngอาจจะàat-jàหมดmòtก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-náบีbiiฮู้เด้húu-dêeแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiรถติดrót-dtìtมากmâakเลยləəiคงkongต้องdtɔ̂ngทำใจtam-jai
A: If you go late, the stuff might sell out. B: I know, but the traffic is really bad right now, so I'll just have to accept it.
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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เด้dêeเด้dêeemphatic/familiar particle (Isan/NE Thai)emphatic/familiar particle (Isan/NE Thai)Part 2
ฮู้เด้húu-dêeฮู้เด้húu-dêeI know! (Isan)I know! (Isan)Word