เยส
yêetMeanings
1InterjectionA1
yes
used to express triumph, joy, or agreement (borrowed from English)
Examples
เยสyêetเยสyêet1yes2[to] have sexในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtfinally; eventually; ultimatelyฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerสอบผ่านsɔ̀ɔp-pàanสอบผ่านsɔ̀ɔp-pàan1[to] pass (an exam, test, screening); meet the standard2having passed; qualifiedแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Yes! I finally passed the exam.
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Yes! Tomorrow is a holiday.
Yes! We finished this project just in time.
เยสyêetทีมtiimของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoชนะchá-náการแข่งขันฟุตบอลgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn-fút-bɔɔnเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi
Yes! Our team won the football match last night.
2VerbC1
[to] have sex
to have sexual intercourse (vulgar slang)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillคุยโวkui-wooคุยโวkui-woo[to] boast; [to] bragให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเยสyêetเยสyêet1yes2[to] have sexกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)สาวsǎaoสาวsǎao1young woman; girl2young; youthful (female)3[to] reel; wind; draw in4[to] trace back; investigate the source of [sth]ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerผับpàpผับpàppub; barมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
He bragged to his friends that he had sex with a girl from the club last night.
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วัยรุ่นwai-rûnบางคนbaang-konคิดkítว่าการwâa-gaanเยสyêetกันganโดยdooiไม่mâiป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganเป็นbpenเรื่องปกติrʉ̂ʉang-bpòk-gà-dtìซึ่งsʉ̂ngมันmanอันตรายan-dtà-raaiมากmâak
Some teenagers think having unprotected sex is normal, which is very dangerous.
หนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiไม่mâiเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpเด็กdèkเลยləəiเพราะprɔ́มีmiiฉากchàakที่tîiตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnเยสyêetกันganอย่างyàangโจ่งครึ่มjòong-krʉ̂m
This movie is not suitable for children at all because it has a scene where the characters blatantly have sex.
ไอ้âiหมอmŏrนั่นnânมันmanเจ้าชู้jâo chúuมากmâakวันๆwan wanไม่mâiทำอะไรtam à-raiนอกจากnôk jàakหาเรื่องhăa rêuuangหลอกlòkเยสyêhtผู้หญิงpôo yĭngไปทั่วbpai tûua
That guy is such a playboy; he does nothing all day but look for ways to trick women into having sex with him.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ส, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yêet
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |