โว้

wóo

Meaning

1InterjectionA2

hey!; whoa!

an informal exclamation used to call out, show surprise, or add force to a complaint

Examples

โว้wóoโว้wóohey!; whoa!จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ไปไหนbpai-nǎiไปไหนbpai-nǎi1Where are you going?; Where did you go?; Where to?2[to] go anywhere (in negative or free-choice constructions)เนี่ยnîiaเนี่ยnîia1deictic/emphatic particle (‘this/that here/there’)2focus/emotion particle3discourse marker (framing)รอrɔɔรอrɔɔ[to] waitกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooสิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)
Whoa! Where are you rushing to? Wait for me!
3 more examples
โว้wóoทำไมtam-maiวันนี้wan-níiอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níi
Whoa! Why is the weather so hot today?
โว้wóoบอกbɔ̀ɔkแล้วlɛ́ɛoไงngaiว่าwâaอย่าyàaทำtamแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nán
Hey! I told you not to do that.
โว้wóoถ้าtâaจะjàบ่นbònขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiพี่pîiก็gɔ̂ทำเองtam-eengไปเลยbpai-ləəiเถอะtə̀
Whoa, if you're going to complain this much, you should just do it yourself.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

wóo

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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