ด๋อย
dɔ̌ɔiMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
crappy; inferior; lame
of poor quality, inferior, lame, or broken (used as slang, often to describe malfunctioning technology, poor performance, or a lack of skill)
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเน็ตnétเน็ตnétinternet; data serviceที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeด๋อยdɔ̌ɔiด๋อยdɔ̌ɔicrappy; inferior; lameมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousดูหนังduu-nǎngดูหนังduu-nǎng[to] watch a movieแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กระตุกgrà-dtùkกระตุกgrà-dtùk1[to] twitch; jerk2[to] stutter; lag; freeze (media/device)3[to] tug; give a quick pull4a twitch; a spasmตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The internet at home is really crappy today; watching a movie keeps buffering all the time.
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He is really good at playing games, while my skills are still lame.
คอมพิวเตอร์kom-piu-dtêrเครื่องkrêuuangนี้néeเริ่มrêrmด๋อยdŏiแล้วláeoสงสัยsŏng săiต้องdtôngเก็บเงินgèp ngernซื้อséuใหม่màiเร็วๆreo reoนี้née
This computer is starting to act up, I probably need to save up to buy a new one soon.
อย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngรีบrîipอัปเดตซอฟต์แวร์àp-dèet-sɔ́ɔp-wɛɛเวอร์ชันwəə-chânนี้níiนะnáเห็นhěnหลายคนlǎai-konบ่นbònว่าwâaระบบrá-bòpมันmanยังyangด๋อยdɔ̌ɔiอยู่yùu
Don't rush to update to this software version yet; I saw many people complaining that the system is still buggy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
dɔ̌ɔi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |