เย้า
yáoMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] tease [sb]; [to] joke playfully
to tease or joke with someone in a light, playful way; often in the phrase 'เย้าแหย่เย้าแหย่yáo-yɛ̀ɛ[to] tease; [to] poke fun at [sb]'.
Examples
เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเย้าแหย่yáo yàeเย้าแหย่yáo yàe[to] tease; [to] poke fun at [sb]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ทรงผมsong pŏmทรงผมsong pŏmhairstyle; hairdo; haircut (style)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)
My friends like to tease me about my new hairstyle.
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พี่ชายpîi-chaaiมักจะmák-jàหาเรื่องhǎa-rʉ̂ʉangมาmaaเย้าแหย่yáo-yɛ̀ɛน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoเสมอsà-mə̌əแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ทำtamไปbpaiเพราะprɔ́ความเอ็นดูkwaam-en-duu
The older brother always finds things to playfully tease his younger sister about, but he does it out of affection.
สามีภรรยาsăa-mee pan-rá-yaaคู่kôoนั้นnánชอบchôpพูดจาpôot jaaเย้าแหย่yáo yàeกันganทำให้tam hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatดูdooน่ารักnâa rákและláeอบอุ่นòp ùn
That husband and wife like to playfully joke with each other, which makes the atmosphere seem lovely and warm.
คำพูดkam-pûutเย้าแหย่yáo-yɛ̀ɛของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoอาจàatดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสำหรับsǎm-ràpบางคนbaang-konมันmanอาจàatกระทบกระเทือนgrà-tóp-grà-tʉʉanจิตใจjìt-jaiได้dâai
His playful teasing might seem like nothing, but for some people, it can be emotionally hurtful.
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
yáo
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 | — | — |