ช้อยส์
chɔ́ɔiMeaning
1NounB1
choice; option
a choice or an option available (from the English word 'choice').
Examples
ร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไอศกรีมai-sà-griimไอศกรีมai-sà-griimice creamแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondรสrótรสrót1taste; flavor2style; tone; flavor (figurative)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockช้อยส์chɔ́ɔiช้อยส์chɔ́ɔichoice; optionอื่นʉ̀ʉnอื่นʉ̀ʉn1other; different; else2other; anotherเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This shop only has two ice cream flavors, there are no other choices.
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ถ้าtâaอยากyàakกินginบุฟเฟ่ต์bùp-fêeแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiมีmiiหลายlǎaiร้านráanให้เลือกhâi-lʉ̂ʉakเลยləəiนะnáมีmiiช้อยส์chɔ́ɔiเยอะyə́ดีdii
If you want to eat buffet around here, there are many restaurants to choose from. It's good that there are many options.
ฉันchǎnมีmiiช้อยส์chɔ́ɔiในใจnai-jaiอยู่yùuสองสามsɔ̌ɔng-sǎamที่tîiสำหรับsǎm-ràpไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoวันหยุดยาวwan-yùt-yaaoแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai
I have a few choices in mind for the long holiday trip, but I haven't been able to decide yet.
การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkจากjàakงานประจำngaan-bprà-jamมาmaaทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìtของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengเป็นbpenช้อยส์chɔ́ɔiที่tîiเสี่ยงsìiangมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂พร้อมprɔ́ɔmจะjàลองดูlɔɔng-duu
Deciding to quit a full-time job to start his own business is a very risky choice, but he is ready to give it a try.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chɔ́ɔi
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
ส์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |