เห่ย
hə̀əiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
unfashionable; tacky; unstylish (slang)
Lacking style or good taste, especially in clothing or appearance; used disparagingly.
Examples
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneเห่ยhə̀əiเห่ยhə̀əi1unfashionable; tacky; unstylish (slang)2lousy; lame; pathetic (slang, derogatory)จังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)
This shirt looks so tacky.
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เธอtəəบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaฉันchǎnแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaเห่ยhə̀əiฉันchǎnเลยləəiให้hâiเธอtəəช่วยchûuaiเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâa
She said I dressed badly, so I asked her to help me choose some clothes.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàใส่sàiเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaแบรนด์ดังbrɛɛn-dangทั้งตัวtáng-dtuuaแต่dtɛ̀ɛถ้าtâaเลือกlʉ̂ʉakสีsǐiและlɛ́ลายlaaiที่tîiไม่เข้ากันmâi-kâo-ganก็gɔ̂อาจàatดูduuเห่ยhə̀əiได้dâaiเหมือนกันmʉ̌ʉan-gan
Even if you're dressed head to toe in designer labels, you can still look tacky if the colors and patterns clash.
2AdjectiveB1
lousy; lame; pathetic (slang, derogatory)
Very poor, unimpressive, or incompetent; used to criticize a person, thing, or performance.
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เห่ยhə̀əiเห่ยhə̀əi1unfashionable; tacky; unstylish (slang)2lousy; lame; pathetic (slang, derogatory)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)จบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduate
This movie is terrible. I couldn't finish watching it.
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วันนี้wan-níiทีมเราtiim-raoเล่นlênได้dâaiเห่ยhə̀əiมากmâakทั้งtángรับrápทั้งtángรุกrúkพลาดไปplâat-bpaiหมดmòt
Our team played terribly today, making mistakes in both defense and attack.
โปรแกรมbproo-graemนี้néeเห่ยhòieจริงjingๆ-เปิดbpèrtทีไรtee raiก็gâwค้างkáangจนjonทำงานtam ngaanไม่ได้mâi dâai
This program is really awful. Every time I open it, it freezes and I can't get any work done.
ถึงtʉ̌ngหูฟังhǔu-fangรุ่นrûnนี้níiจะjàราคาแพงraa-kaa-pɛɛngแต่dtɛ̀ɛคุณภาพเสียงkun-ná-pâap-sǐiangกลับglàpเห่ยhə̀əiจนjonฉันchǎnรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaไม่mâiคุ้มkúmกับgàpเงินngənที่tîiจ่ายไปjàai-bpai
Although these headphones are expensive, the sound quality is so poor that I feel they aren't worth what I paid.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ย puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hə̀əi
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |