โว้ย

wóoi

Meaning

1InterjectionB1

Hey!; Damn it!

an impolite exclamation or sentence-final particle used at the end of a sentence or on its own to show strong emotion like anger or frustration, or to call out to someone rudely; often sounds rough or vulgar.

Examples

เมื่อไหร่mʉ̂ʉa-ràiเมื่อไหร่mʉ̂ʉa-rài1when? (question word)2whenever; every time thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regardingคิวkiuคิวkiu1queue; line2turn in order3appointment slot; booking; schedule4cue (signal)5billiard cueฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)สักทีsàk-tiiสักทีsàk-tii1finally; at last2already; for once (urging/complaint)โว้ยwóoiโว้ยwóoiHey!; Damn it!
When is it gonna be my turn, damn it!
3 more examples
บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaอย่าyàaจับjàpไงngaiฟังไม่รู้เรื่องfang-mâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangเหรอrə̌əโว้ยwóoi
I told you not to touch it! Can't you understand, damn it!
เฮ้ยhə́əiคนkonนั้นnánน่ะnâมานี่maa-nîiหน่อยnɔ̀iโว้ยwóoi
Hey! You over there! Get over here!
รถติดrót-dtìtอะไรà-raiขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiเมื่อไหร่mʉ̂ʉa-ràiจะได้jà-dâaiกลับบ้านglàp-bâanโว้ยwóoi
This traffic is insane! When will I ever get home, for crying out loud!

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

wóoi

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——

Related Words

Similar

เฮ้ยhə́əiเฮ้ยhə́əihey; oi (call attention)

hey; oi (call attention)

Used to get someone's attention rather than add sentence-final emphasis; it is not inherently vulgar.

ยะyáยะyá(colloq.) emphatic sentence-final particle

(colloq.) emphatic sentence-final particle

เว้ยwə́əiเว้ยwə́əi1sentence-final particle (emphatic; rough/intimate)2exclamation (strong emotion; informal)
Offensive
  • sentence-final particle (emphatic; rough/intimate)
  • exclamation (strong emotion; informal)

Often adds familiar, forceful sentence-final emphasis rather than sounding like a shouted outburst.

วะwáวะwáparticle: adds force to a statement (very informal, rough)
Offensive

particle: adds force to a statement (very informal, rough)

Adds blunt or confrontational sentence-final emphasis, usually less shout-like than โว้ย.

ว่ะwâว่ะwâsentence-final particle (rude; informal) expressing assertion or frustration
Offensive

sentence-final particle (rude; informal) expressing assertion or frustration