โยเย(yoh-yay)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

fussy; whiny

fussy, whiny, or cranky, especially when describing a child who is difficult to please or is feeling unwell.

Examples

ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1nowadays; at present2today; this day3today (time of speech)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1fruit2classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects3child; son; daughter4ball; spherical object5offspring (of animals); youngเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)โยเยyoh-yayโยเยyoh-yay1fussy; whiny2[to] whine; be fussyจังเลยjang loeiจังเลยjang loeiso; 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.
น้องnóngไม่สบายmâi sà-baaiนิดหน่อยnít nòiเลยloieเป็นbpenเด็กdèkโยเยyoh-yayกว่าปกติgwàa bpà-gà-dtì
My younger sibling is a little sick, so they are a more whiny child than usual.
การรับมือgaan ráp meuuกับgàpเด็กdèkที่têeโยเยyoh-yayและláeเอาแต่ใจao dtàe jaiต้องdtôngใช้cháiความเข้าใจkwaam kâo jaiและláeความอดทนkwaam òt tonสูงsŏong
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

ลูกlôokลูกlôok1fruit2classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects3child; son; daughter4ball; spherical object5offspring (of animals); youngโยเยyoh-yayโยเยyoh-yay1fussy; whiny2[to] whine; be fussyเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himอยากได้yàak dâiอยากได้yàak dâi[to] want (to have); would like (to get)ของเล่นkŏng lênของเล่นkŏng lên1plaything (figurative)2novelty; fun gadget3toy; playthingชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1classifier: pieces/items2piece; item; fragment; sliceนั้นnánนั้นnán1(topic-marking or emphatic particle)2that one; that thing3that (distal demonstrative)
The child is whining because he wants that toy.
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หยุดyùtโยเยyoh-yayได้แล้วdâai láewนะnáเดี๋ยวdĭiaoแม่mâeพาไปpaa bpaiกินginไอศกรีมai-sà-greem
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.
ต่อให้dtòr hâiพยายามpà-yaa-yaamปลอบbplòpแค่ไหนkâe năiเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangโยเยyoh-yayไม่หยุดmâi yùtเพราะpráwอยากyàakกลับบ้านglàp bâanเต็มทีdtem teeแล้วláeo
No matter how much I tried to soothe him, he wouldn't stop whining because he was desperate to go home.

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