ซอรี่
sɔɔ-rîiMeaning
1InterjectionA2
sorry (informal)
An informal borrowing from English used to apologize or express regret.
Examples
ซอรี่sɔɔ-rîiซอรี่sɔɔ-rîisorry (informal)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letterของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; her
Sorry, I forgot your book.
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Oh! Sorry, I didn't mean to bump into you.
Sorry, could I get through, please?
ซอรี่sô-rîiที่têeต้องdtôngโทรมาtoh maaกวนguanตอนดึกๆdton dèuk-dèukแต่dtàeฉันchănมีmeeเรื่องด่วนrêuuang dùuanจริงๆjing jing
Sorry for bothering you this late at night, but I have a real emergency.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
sɔɔ
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
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ซอรี่sɔɔ-rîiซอรี่sɔɔ-rîisorry (informal)sorry (informal)Word