ข่อยกะ

kɔ̀ɔi-gà

Meaning

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I also; me too; as for me (Isan dialect)

A common Isan (Northeastern Thai) dialect phrase meaning "I also," "me too," or "as for me." It is a combination of ข่อยข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bush (I) and กะกะgà1work shift2with (informal)3[to] estimate; guess4[to] intend; plan (informal)5(dialectal) then; also; indeed (also/too, the Isan equivalent of ก็ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)).

Examples

เพิ่นpə̂ənเพิ่นpə̂ənhe; she; they (Isan)มักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketส้มตำsôm-dtamส้มตำsôm-dtamsom tam; green papaya saladข่อยกะkɔ̀ɔi-gàข่อยกะkɔ̀ɔi-gàI also; me too; as for me (Isan dialect)มักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toคือกันkʉʉ-ganคือกันkʉʉ-gan1too; also; as well (Isan/Lao dialect)2same; alike (Isan/Lao dialect)
He/She likes to eat som tum. I like it too.
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ถ้าtâaเจ้าjâaoสิsìไปbpaiตลาดdtà-làatมื้ออื่นmʉ́ʉ-ʉ̀ʉnข่อยกะkɔ̀ɔi-gàสิsìไปbpaiนำเด้อnam-də̂ə
If you are going to the market tomorrow, I'll go along too.
หมู่mùuว่าwâaสอบsɔ̀ɔpเทอมtəəmนี้níiยากyâakหลายlǎaiข่อยกะkɔ̀ɔi-gàว่าwâaมันmanยากyâakคือกันkʉʉ-ganนั่นล่ะnân-lâ
My friends said this semester's exams were very difficult. As for me, I also think they were difficult.
เห็นhĕnเพิ่นpêrnเฮ็ดงานhét ngaanหนักnàkจนjonป่วยbpùaiข่อยกะkôi gàอดòtคึดฮอดkéut hôtเจ้าของjâo kŏngบ่bòได้dâiว่าwâaต้องdtôngดูแลสุขภาพdoo lae sùk-kà-pâapดีๆdee dee
Seeing him work so hard until he got sick, I also couldn't help but think to myself that I need to take good care of my health.

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

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

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

kɔ̀ɔi

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

High class + Mai ek → Low

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——

Word Breakdown

ข่อยkɔ̀ɔiข่อยkɔ̀ɔi1I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)2Siamese rough bushI; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)Part 1
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กะgàกะgà1work shift2with (informal)3[to] estimate; guess4[to] intend; plan (informal)5(dialectal) then; also; indeedwork shiftPart 2
ข่อยกะkɔ̀ɔi-gàข่อยกะkɔ̀ɔi-gàI also; me too; as for me (Isan dialect)I also; me too; as for me (Isan dialect)Word