โอ๊เย
óo-yeeMeaning
1InterjectionA1
oh yeah
An exclamation expressing excitement, joy, or enthusiastic agreement (derived from the English phrase 'oh yeah')
Examples
โอ๊เยóo-yeeโอ๊เยóo-yeeoh yeahวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)วันศุกร์wan-sùkวันศุกร์wan-sùkFridayแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Oh yeah! Today is Friday!
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Oh yeah! I finally passed the exam!
โอ๊เยóo-yeeในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtการบ้านgaan-bâanก็gɔ̂เสร็จsètสักทีsàk-tiiจะได้jà-dâaiไปbpaiเล่นเกมlên-geemแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Oh yeah! Finally, my homework is done. Now I can go play games.
โอ๊เยóo-yeeพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะได้jà-dâaiไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoทะเลtá-leeกันganแล้วlɛ́ɛoนะnáทุกคนtúk-kon
Oh yeah! We get to go to the beach tomorrow, everyone.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
óo
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → 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 | — | — |