ซอย
sɔɔiMeanings
1NounA2
lane; small street
a small side street or lane branching from a main road
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ซอยเล็กsoi lékซอยเล็กsoi léksmall alley; small laneๆ-หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
My house is in a small lane behind the market.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnเดินเข้าdəən-kâoซอยsɔɔiข้างkâangธนาคารtá-naa-kaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiลัดlátถึงtʉ̌ngป้ายรถเมล์bpâai-rót-mee
Yesterday I walked into the lane beside the bank to shortcut to the bus stop.
ถ้าtâaขับรถkàp-rótเข้าkâoซอยsɔɔiนี้níiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเลี้ยวขวาlíiao-kwǎaอีกìikสองsɔ̌ɔngครั้งkrángจะjàออกɔ̀ɔkถนนใหญ่tà-nǒn-yài
If you drive into this lane and turn right twice, you'll reach the main road.
The tasty noodle shop is at the end of the lane, next to the temple gate.
2VerbA2
[to] finely slice; shred
to cut food or material into thin, small pieces, often into fine strips
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซอยsoiซอยsoi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysกะหล่ำปลีgà-làm-bpleeกะหล่ำปลีgà-làm-bpleecabbageเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightๆ-ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaorice noodles; noodle dish
Mom slices the cabbage into thin strips to put in the noodles.
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Yesterday I cut the pork into small pieces to make basil stir-fry.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeช่วยchûuaiซอยsoiขิงkĭngเป็นbpenเส้นฝอยsên fŏiๆ-หน่อยnòiจะjàเอาไปao bpaiโรยหน้าroi nâaข้าวต้มkâao dtôm
Tomorrow, please cut the ginger into fine strips; I'll sprinkle it on the rice porridge.
เชฟchépสอนsŏnให้hâiซอยsoiใบมะกรูดbai má-gròotให้hâiบางbaangเท่าtâoๆ-กันganเพื่อให้pêuua hâiกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmกระจายgrà-jaaiทั่วtûuaแกงgaeng
The chef taught us to cut kaffir lime leaves into evenly thin strips so the aroma spreads throughout the curry.
3ClassifierB1
classifier for lanes/alleys
classifier used for small streets or alleys (ซอยซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleys)
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleys5มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoร้านขายของชำráan-kǎai-kɔ̌ɔng-chamร้านขายของชำráan-kǎai-kɔ̌ɔng-chamgrocery store; corner shopหน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔiหน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔientrance of an alley
My house is in Soi 5; there's a grocery store at the entrance of the alley.
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โรงเรียนroong-riianอยู่ในyùu-naiซอยsɔɔiเดียวdiiaoกับgàpวัดwátแต่dtɛ̀ɛลึกlʉ́kไปbpaiอีกìikสองsɔ̌ɔngซอยsɔɔi
The school is in the same alley as the temple but two sois further in.
We arranged to meet at Soi 10 because it's easy to find and has parking.
ที่พักtêe pákของฉันkŏng chănอยู่yòoซอยsoiเล็กๆlék lékตัดกับdtàt gàpถนนใหญ่thà-nŏn yàiซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenซอยsoiเงียบngîiapและláeปลอดภัยbplòt pai
My accommodation is in a small soi intersecting the main road; it's a quiet and safe alley.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
sɔɔi
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |