ต้นซอย
dtôn-sɔɔiMeaning
1NounA2
start of an alley; entrance to a soi
the beginning of a small street or alley, where it meets a main road.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainต้นซอยdtôn-sɔɔiต้นซอยdtôn-sɔɔistart of an alley; entrance to a soi
My house is at the beginning of the alley.
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The convenience store is right at the beginning of the alley.
I'll go wait for you at the bus stop at the entrance of the alley.
ปกติbpòk-gà-dtìจะมีjà-miiวินมอเตอร์ไซค์win-mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiจอดjɔ̀ɔtรอrɔɔรับrápคนkonอยู่yùuตรงdtrongต้นซอยdtôn-sɔɔiเกือบgʉ̀ʉapทั้งวันtáng-wan
Usually, there are motorcycle taxis parked waiting for passengers at the beginning of the soi almost all day.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dtôn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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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ซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleyslane; small streetPart 2
ต้นซอยdtôn-sɔɔiต้นซอยdtôn-sɔɔistart of an alley; entrance to a soistart of an alley; entrance to a soiWord