ซอยเล็ก
sɔɔi-lékMeaning
1NounA2
small alley; small lane
a small alley or narrow street, often branching off a larger road.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ซอยsoiซอยsoi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a little
My house is in a small alley.
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ร้านอาหารตามสั่งráan aa-hăan dtaam sàngร้านนั้นráan nánอยู่ในyòo naiซอยsoiเล็กๆlék lékต้องdtôngเดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpai
That made-to-order restaurant is in a small alley; you have to walk in.
ระวังrá-wangเวลาway-laaขับรถkàp rótในnaiซอยsoiเล็กๆlék lékนะnáอาจจะàat jàมีmeeเด็กdèkวิ่งออกwîng òkมาmaa
Be careful when driving in a small alley, a child might run out.
รถยนต์rót yonไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatสวนกันsŭuan ganในnaiซอยsoiเล็กๆlék lékนี้néeได้dâiเพราะpráwมันmanแคบkâepเกินไปgern bpai
Cars cannot pass each other in this small alley because it's too narrow.
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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ซอยเล็กsɔɔi-lékซอยเล็กsɔɔi-léksmall alley; small lanesmall alley; small laneWord