เฟร้ย
frə́əiMeaning
1ParticleC1
hey; damn it
A slang emphatic particle used at the end of a sentence to express mild frustration, boastfulness, or strong emphasis (an exaggerated, comic-style spelling of เฟ้ยเฟ้ยfə́əi1particle for strong emphasis or annoyance2hey; damn it or เว้ยเว้ยwə́əi1exclamation (strong emotion; informal)2sentence-final particle (emphatic; rough/intimate))
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)6bullet wood; Spanish cherry (northern Thai)7orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)แตกdtɛ̀ɛkแตกdtɛ̀ɛk1[to] crack; break; shatter2broken; cracked3[to] burst; rupture4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] be exposed; come to light6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)เฟร้ยfrə́əiเฟร้ยfrə́əihey; damn itอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerมั่วmûuaมั่วmûua1[to] act disorderly; do things haphazardly2[to] fabricate; make things up; guess wildly3careless; disorderly; random; mixed-up4[to] associate indiscriminately; mix promiscuouslyนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
I wasn't the one who broke the glass, man! Don't just make things up.
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บอกbɔ̀ɔkกี่gìiครั้งkrángแล้วlɛ́ɛoว่าwâaอย่าyàaเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiฉันchǎnกำลังgam-langอ่านหนังสือสอบàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-sɔ̀ɔpอยู่yùuเฟร้ยfrə́əi
How many times have I told you not to come into the room while I'm studying for an exam?!
ถึงtʉ̌ngฉันchǎnจะjàดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanคนkonไม่เอาไหนmâi-ao-nǎiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangแข่งkɛ̀ngเกมgeemเนี่ยnîiaฉันchǎnไม่เคยmâi-kəəiแพ้pɛ́ɛใครkraiหรอกrɔ̀kเฟร้ยfrə́əi
Even though I might look like a loser, when it comes to gaming competitions, I've never lost to anyone, alright?!
อย่าyàaมาmaaดูถูกduu-tùukกันganให้hâiมากนักmâak-nákนะnáเฟร้ยfrə́əiเห็นhěnแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂สอบผ่านsɔ̀ɔp-pàanฉลุยchà-lǔiนะnáจะjàบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi
Don't look down on me so much, damn it! Looking like this, I still passed the exam with flying colors, let me tell you.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ฟร, the first consonant ฟ sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
frə́əi
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 | — | — |