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yoo-yeeMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
fussy; whiny
fussy, whiny, or cranky, especially when describing a child who is difficult to please or is feeling unwell.
Examples
ทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-maiwhy (question word)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)โยเยyoo-yeeโยเยyoo-yee1fussy; whiny2[to] whine; be fussyจังเลยjang-ləəiจังเลยjang-ləəiso; very; really (intensifier)
Why is the child so fussy today?
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พอporอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónเด็กๆdèk dèkก็gâwมักจะmák jàกลายเป็นglaai bpenเด็กdèkโยเยyoh-yayและláeหงุดหงิดง่ายngùt-ngìt ngâai
When the weather is hot, children often become cranky and easily irritable.
น้องnɔ́ɔngไม่สบายmâi-sà-baaiนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iเลยləəiเป็นbpenเด็กdèkโยเยyoo-yeeกว่าปกติgwàa-bpòk-gà-dtì
My younger sibling is a little sick, so they are a more whiny child than usual.
การรับมือgaan-ráp-mʉʉกับgàpเด็กdèkที่tîiโยเยyoo-yeeและlɛ́เอาแต่ใจao-dtɛ̀ɛ-jaiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความเข้าใจkwaam-kâo-jaiและlɛ́ความอดทนkwaam-òt-tonสูงsǔung
Dealing with a child who is fussy and stubborn requires a high level of understanding and patience.
2VerbB1
[to] whine; be fussy
to whine or act fussy, especially of a child who is cranky or hard to please.
Examples
ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsโยเยyoo-yeeโยเยyoo-yee1fussy; whiny2[to] whine; be fussyเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillอยากได้yàak-dâaiอยากได้yàak-dâai[to] want (to have); would like (to get)ของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)ชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/itemsนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
The child is whining because he wants that toy.
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Stop being fussy now, and Mom will take you to eat ice cream.
เด็กๆdèk dèkมักจะmák jàเริ่มrêrmโยเยyoh-yayเวลาที่way-laa têeพวกเขาpûuak kăoง่วงนอนngûuang nonแต่ยังdtàe yangไม่mâiอยากyàakหลับlàp
Children often start to get fussy when they are sleepy but don't want to sleep yet.
ต่อให้dtɔ̀ɔ-hâiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamปลอบbplɔ̀ɔpแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangโยเยyoo-yeeไม่หยุดmâi-yùtเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakกลับบ้านglàp-bâanเต็มทีdtem-tiiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
No matter how much I tried to soothe him, he wouldn't stop whining because he was desperate to go home.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yoo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |