โย้ย
yóoiMeaning
1InterjectionB2
oh; ouch; ugh
an informal or playful written exclamation, similar to โอ้ยโอ้ยyôo1ouch; ow (pain)2oh! (surprise)3ugh; geez (annoyance), used to show pain, surprise, dismay, or mild frustration
Examples
โย้ยyóoiโย้ยyóoioh; ouch; ughทำไมtam-maiทำไมtam-mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentรถติดrót-dtìtรถติดrót-dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedจังเลยjang-ləəiจังเลยjang-ləəiso; very; really (intensifier)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to workสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)
Ugh! Why is the traffic so bad today? I'm going to be late for work.
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Argh! I typed for so long but forgot to save, and the power just went out!
โย้ยyóoiฉันchǎnอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaสอบsɔ̀ɔpมาmaaเป็นbpenเดือนdʉʉanแต่ดันdtɛ̀ɛ-danจำjamวันwanสอบsɔ̀ɔpผิดpìtซะงั้นsá-ngán
Yikes! I put so much effort into preparing for the exam for a month, but I ended up getting the exam date wrong.
โย้ยyóoiเจ็บใจjèp jaiจริงๆjing jingอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaต่อคิวdtòr kiuตั้งนานdtâng naanพอถึงpor tĕungคิวkiwเราraoของkŏngดันdanหมดmòtพอดีpo dee
Argh, so frustrating! I waited in line for so long, and right when it was my turn, the item ran out.
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
yóoi
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 | — | — |