จ้อย
jɔ̂ɔiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
tiny; very small
tiny or very small in size.
Examples
ดูสิduu-sìดูสิduu-sìlook!; see!ลูกแมวlûuk-mɛɛoลูกแมวlûuk-mɛɛokitten; baby catตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]ตัวเล็กdtuua-lékตัวเล็กdtuua-lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)จ้อยjɔ̂ɔiจ้อยjɔ̂ɔi1tiny; very small2completely; without a traceน่ารักจังnâa-rák-jangน่ารักจังnâa-rák-jangso cute; very lovely
Look! That kitten is so tiny and cute.
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บ้านbâanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnหลังlǎngเล็กlékจ้อยjɔ̂ɔiเมื่อเทียบกับmʉ̂ʉa-tîiap-gàpบ้านbâanหลังlǎngใหญ่โตyài-dtooของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
My house is tiny compared to his huge mansion.
ฉันchǎnมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnตัวหนังสือdtuua-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉบนbonฉลากchà-làakยาyaaเลยləəiมันmanเล็กlékจ้อยjɔ̂ɔiเกินไปgəən-bpaiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiแว่นขยายwɛ̂ɛn-kà-yǎaiส่องsɔ̀ɔng
I can't see the letters on the medicine label at all, they're too tiny. I need to use a magnifying glass.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมองmɔɔngจากjàakยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoสูงsǔungลงมาlong-maaรถยนต์rót-yonและlɛ́บ้านเรือนbâan-rʉʉanดูduuเล็กlékจ้อยjɔ̂ɔiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lên
When looking down from the high mountain peak, cars and houses looked as tiny as toys.
2AdverbB2
completely; without a trace
used as an adverb after a verb (such as 'disappear' or 'run out') to mean completely or without a trace.
Examples
เงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉansalary; monthly payเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerหมดไปmòt-bpaiหมดไปmòt-bpai1[to] be used up; run out; be spent2[to] be gone; disappear; come to an endจ้อยjɔ̂ɔiจ้อยjɔ̂ɔi1tiny; very small2completely; without a traceแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
My salary just came out two days ago and it's already completely gone.
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เปิดbpə̀ətประตูbprà-dtuuทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiแป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiaoแมวmɛɛoก็gɔ̂วิ่งหายwîng-hǎaiไปbpaiจ้อยjɔ̂ɔiเลยləəi
I left the door open for just a moment, and the cat ran off and disappeared completely.
เพราะpráwเขาkăoลังเลlang layนานเกินไปnaan gern bpaiโอกาสoh-gàatดีๆdee deeที่têeเคยkoeiมีmeeก็gâwหลุดลอยlùt loiหายไปhăai bpaiจ้อยjôi
Because he hesitated for too long, the great opportunity he once had slipped away completely.
ความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนั้นnánมันmanเลือนลางlʉʉan-laangจนjonตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàหายไปhǎai-bpaiจ้อยjɔ̂ɔiจากjàakสมองsà-mɔ̌ɔngของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The memory of that matter has faded so much that now it has almost completely vanished from my mind.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
jɔ̂ɔi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |