ฉ่อย
chɔ̀ɔiMeaning
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choi folk song
A Central Thai folk singing performance featuring rapid improvised call-and-response with rhyme and humor, accompanied by hand rhythm or small cymbals. Example: แสดงฉ่อยในงานวัด (performed choi at a temple fair)
Examples
เย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerงานวัดngaan-wátงานวัดngaan-wáttemple fairมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)ฉ่อยchɔ̀ɔiฉ่อยchɔ̀ɔichoi folk songเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมุกตลกmúk-dtà-lòkมุกตลกmúk-dtà-lòkjoke; gag; comedic line/bitเยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)
This evening at the temple fair there will be a chói performance; they say there will be lots of jokes.
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คณะฉ่อยká-ná-chɔ̀ɔiขึ้นkʉ̂nเวทีwee-tiiแล้วlɛ́ɛoร้องrɔ́ɔngโต้ตอบdtôo-dtɔ̀ɔpเร็วreoมากmâakและlɛ́มีmiiฉิ่งchìngให้hâiจังหวะjang-wà
The chói troupe has taken the stage; they sing quick call-and-response with cymbals keeping the beat.
เพลงฉ่อยpleeng-chɔ̀ɔiเด่นdènที่tîiการgaanโต้dtôoร้องrɔ́ɔngทันควันtan-kwanใช้cháiสัมผัสsǎm-pàtคำkamและlɛ́มุกตลกmúk-dtà-lòkเรียกrîiakเสียงหัวเราะsǐiang-hǔua-rɔ́จากjàakคนดูkon-duu
Chói excels in rapid-fire exchanges, using rhyme and jokes to draw laughter from the audience.
การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngฉ่อยchɔ̀ɔiแบบbɛ̀ɛpภาคกลางpâak-glaangมักmákมีmiiมือmʉʉประกอบbprà-gɔ̀ɔpจังหวะjang-wàร่วมกับrûuam-gàpฉิ่งchìngทำให้tam-hâiจังหวะjang-wàคึกคักkʉ́k-kákและlɛ́การโต้ตอบgaan-dtôo-dtɔ̀ɔpลื่นไหลlʉ̂ʉn-lǎi
Central Thai chói performances often use hand rhythms along with finger cymbals, creating lively tempo and smooth repartee.
วงwongนักเรียนnák-riianขึ้นkʉ̂nเวทีwee-tiiฉ่อยchɔ̀ɔiด้นสดdôn-sòtโต้dtôoร้องrɔ́ɔngกันganอย่างyàangสนุกsà-nùk
The student troupe went on stage to perform chói, improvising and responding to each other lively.
พ่อpôrชอบchôpฉ่อยchòiกับgàpเพื่อนpêuuanๆ-เวลาway-laaเจอกันjer ganที่têeงานวัดngaan wátด้นคำdôn kamสดsòtๆ-โต้ตอบdtôh dtòpกันgan
Dad likes to perform chói with his friends at temple fairs, improvising lines back and forth.
ครูสาธิตkruu-sǎa-títวิธีwí-tiiฉ่อยchɔ̀ɔiโดยdooiให้hâiผู้เรียนpûu-riianผลัดกันplàt-ganด้นสดdôn-sòtและlɛ́โต้dtôoร้องตามrɔ́ɔng-dtaamจังหวะjang-wàฉิ่งchìng
The teacher demonstrated how to perform chói by having students take turns improvising and responding in rhythm with the ching cymbals.
ในnaiรอบชิงrɔ̂ɔp-chingเขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakฉ่อยchɔ̀ɔiแบบbɛ̀ɛpโต้dtôoกลอนสดglɔɔn-sòtทำให้tam-hâiผู้ชมpûu-chomฮือฮาhʉʉ-haaกับgàpไหวพริบwǎi-prípและlɛ́จังหวะjang-wàคำkam
In the final round, he chose to perform chói with improvised verse exchanges, thrilling the audience with his wit and timing.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chɔ̀ɔi
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 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 | — | — |