ซอยย่อย
sɔɔi-yɔ̂ɔiMeaning
1NounA2
sub-soi; side alley
A smaller lane branching off a main lane (soi); a secondary alley.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ซอยย่อยsɔɔi-yɔ̂ɔiซอยย่อยsɔɔi-yɔ̂ɔisub-soi; side alley
My house is in a small alley.
3 more examplesShow less
You have to turn into the small alley on your right.
Yesterday, I got lost in the sub-alleys around here.
ร้านอาหารตามสั่งráan aa-hăan dtaam sàngร้านนั้นráan nánซ่อนอยู่sôn yòoในnaiซอยย่อยsoi yôiเล็กๆlék lékคนkonเลยloieไม่ค่อยmâi kôiรู้จักrúu jàk
That made-to-order food stall is hidden in a little sub-alley, so not many people know about it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleyslane; small streetPart 1
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ย่อยyɔ̂ɔiย่อยyɔ̂ɔi1minor; subordinate; subsidiary2[to] digest3[to] decompose; break downminor; subordinate; subsidiaryPart 2
ซอยย่อยsɔɔi-yɔ̂ɔiซอยย่อยsɔɔi-yɔ̂ɔisub-soi; side alleysub-soi; side alleyWord