โฮ่ย
hôoiMeaning
1InterjectionB1
phew; ugh; sigh
an exclamation used to express exhaustion, relief, boredom, or mild frustration
Examples
โฮ่ยhôoiโฮ่ยhôoiphew; ugh; sighเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉai1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4[to] be short of breath (medical)จังเลยjang-ləəiจังเลยjang-ləəiso; very; really (intensifier)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentงานเยอะngaan-yə́งานเยอะngaan-yə́a lot of work; busy (with work)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Phew, I'm so tired. There's a lot of work today.
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โฮ่ยhôoiกว่าจะgwàa-jàถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanรถติดrót-dtìtจนjonฉันchǎnแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàหลับlàpคาkaaพวงมาลัยpuuang-maa-lai
Ugh, it took forever to get home; the traffic was so bad I almost fell asleep at the wheel.
Phew, the exams are finally over. I'm completely exhausted.
โฮ่ยhôiทำไมtam maiปัญหาbpan-hăaเดิมๆderm dermถึงtĕungต้องdtôngวนกลับwon glàpมาmaaให้เราhâi raoแก้gâeซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าsám láeo sám lâoแบบนี้bàep néeนะná
Sigh, why do we have to keep solving the same old problems over and over again like this?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
hôoi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |