จ๋อยๆ
jŏi-jŏiMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
dejected; sheepish
feeling or looking dejected, crestfallen, or sheepish, often after a disappointment or being scolded
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)คุณแม่kun mâeคุณแม่kun mâe1mother (polite)2Mom (form of address)3polite address for a mother/pregnant womanดุdùดุdù1strict; stern; scolding2fierce; aggressive; ferocious3[to] scold; rebukeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyแบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)จ๋อยๆjŏi-jŏiจ๋อยๆjŏi-jŏidejected; sheepish
After getting scolded by his mom, he walked back to his room looking dejected.
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สุนัขsù-nákของฉันkŏng chănทำหน้าtam nâaจ๋อยๆjŏi-jŏiตอนที่dton têeฉันchănจับได้jàp dâiว่าwâaมันmanแอบàepกัดgàtรองเท้าrong táao
My dog looked sheepish when I caught it secretly chewing on my shoe.
หลังจากlăng jàakรู้rúuผลpŏnว่าwâaสัมภาษณ์งานsăm-pâat ngaanไม่ผ่านmâi pàanเธอterก็gâwนั่งnângหน้าnâaจ๋อยๆjŏi-jŏiไปbpaiทั้งวันtáng wanเลยloie
After finding out she failed the job interview, she sat looking crestfallen all day.
เขาkăoเดินหน้าdern nâaจ๋อยๆjŏi-jŏiเข้ามาkâo maaขอโทษkŏr tôhtเพราะpráwเพิ่งpêrngรู้ตัวróo dtuuaว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua engเป็นbpenคนkonทำผิดtam pìt
He walked in looking sheepish to apologize because he just realized he was at fault.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จ๋อยๆ said จ๋อย-จ๋อย?
jŏi-jŏi
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
jŏi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |