เพ้ย
pə́əiMeaning
1InterjectionB2
bah; shoo
an exclamation used to express displeasure, disgust, or to drive someone or an animal away
Examples
เพ้ยpə́əiเพ้ยpə́əibah; shooพูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)เหลวไหลlěeo-lǎiเหลวไหลlěeo-lǎi1nonsense; rubbish2nonsensical; absurd3irresponsible; unreliableใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)หลอกlɔ̀ɔkหลอกlɔ̀ɔk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)แบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)
Bah! What nonsense, who would believe such a childish lie?
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เพ้ยpóeyพูดpôotแบบนี้bàep néeได้ยังไงdâi yang-ngaiฉันchănไม่เคยmâi koieทำเรื่องtam rêuuangแย่ๆyâe yâeแบบนั้นbàep nánเลยloieนะná
Bah! How can you say that? I've never done such a terrible thing.
เพ้ยpə́əiข้อเสนอkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌əนี้níiเอาเปรียบao-bprìiapกันganเกินไปgəən-bpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoใครkraiจะjàไปbpaiยอมรับyɔɔm-rápเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiได้dâaiลงคอlong-kɔɔ
Bah! This proposal is way too exploitative. Who could possibly bring themselves to accept such conditions?
เพ้ยpóeyจะjàบ้าbâaหรือไงrĕu ngaiขืนkĕunลงทุนlong tunไปbpaiในnaiเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtแบบนี้bàep néeมีหวังmee wăngขาดทุนkàat tunย่อยยับyôi yápแน่ๆnâe nâe
Bah! Are you crazy? If we invest in an economy like this, we are bound to suffer a devastating loss.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
pə́əi
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 | — | — |