แหยๆ
yăe yăeMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
sheepish; awkward; embarrassed
feeling or showing embarrassment, awkwardness, or a lack of self-confidence, often resulting in a sheepish expression or demeanor (such as after making a mistake)
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfเข้าใจผิดkâo jai pìtเข้าใจผิดkâo jai pìt1[to] misunderstand; misinterpret2[to] mistake [sb/sth] for [sb/sth]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerได้แต่dâai dtàeได้แต่dâai dtàecan only; do nothing but; merelyยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileแหยๆyăe yăeแหยๆyăe yăesheepish; awkward; embarrassed
Once he realized he had misunderstood, he could only smile sheepishly.
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The boy made an awkward face when his mother caught him sneaking snacks.
เขาkăoหัวเราะhŭua róแหยๆyăe yăeเพื่อpêuuaกลบเกลื่อนglòp-glèuuanความผิดพลาดkwaam pìt plâatที่têeเพิ่งpêrngทำtamลงไปlong bpai
He laughed awkwardly to cover up the mistake he had just made.
เมื่อmêuuaถูกtòokเจ้านายjâo naaiตำหนิdtam-nìต่อหน้าdtò nâaเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเธอterจึงjeungทำหน้าtam nâaแหยๆyăe yăeด้วยdûuayความอับอายkwaam àp-aai
When reprimanded by the boss in front of her colleagues, she made a sheepish expression out of embarrassment.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แหยๆ said แหย-แหย?
yăe yăe
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ย puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
yăe
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |