ซอยลัด
sɔɔi-látMeaning
1NounB1
shortcut alley
A small side street or alley used as a shortcut to save distance or time.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderซอยลัดsɔɔi-látซอยลัดsɔɔi-látshortcut alleyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaเร็วกว่าreo-gwàafaster; quickerไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyถนนใหญ่tà-nǒn-yàiถนนใหญ่tà-nǒn-yàimain road; major thoroughfare
We use a shortcut alley to the market; it's faster than taking the main road.
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เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaมีmiiซอยลัดsɔɔi-látหลังlǎngวัดwátถ้าtâaเดินตามdəən-dtaamนั้นnánจะjàเลี่ยงlîiangรถติดrót-dtìtได้dâai
He said there is a shortcut alley behind the temple; if you follow it, you can avoid traffic.
ตอนเช้าdton cháaoๆ-ฉันchănปั่นจักรยานbpàn jàk-grà-yaanผ่านpàanซอยลัดsoi látข้างkâangคลองklongเพื่อpêuuaย่นเวลาyôn way-laaไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan
In the mornings, I cycle through a shortcut alley by the canal to save time getting to work.
แผนที่pɛ̌ɛn-tîiแนะนำnɛ́-namซอยลัดsɔɔi-látหลายlǎaiเส้นsênแต่dtɛ̀ɛบางbaangเส้นsênเปลี่ยวbplìiaoตอนดึกdtɔɔn-dʉ̀kควรkuuanเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเส้นsênที่tîiมีmiiบ้านbâanคนkonและlɛ́ไฟส่องสว่างfai-sɔ̀ɔng-sà-wàang
The map suggests several shortcut alleys, but some are isolated at night; you should choose ones with houses and lighting.
Tones
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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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ลัดlátลัดlát1take a shortcut; cut through2shortened; abbreviated; acceleratedtake a shortcut; cut throughPart 2
ซอยลัดsɔɔi-látซอยลัดsɔɔi-látshortcut alleyshortcut alleyWord