ถ่อย
tɔ̀ɔiMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
vulgar; coarse; rude; low
vulgar, coarse, or very rude; showing low character.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingถ่อยtòiถ่อยtòi1vulgar; coarse; rude; low2lowlife; thugๆ-แบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3adult (modifier)4authority; person in charge5senior; high-ranking (modifier)
Don't use such vulgar language with elders.
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พฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoในnaiงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangมันmanถ่อยtɔ̀ɔiมากmâakเขาkǎoพูดจาpûut-jaaไม่mâiให้เกียรติhâi-gìiatเจ้าของงานjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-ngaanเลยləəi
His behavior at the party was very coarse; he spoke disrespectfully to the host.
การแสดงความคิดเห็นgaan-sà-dɛɛng-kwaam-kít-hěnออนไลน์ɔɔn-laaiด้วยdûuaiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamที่tîiถ่อยtɔ̀ɔiและlɛ́ก้าวร้าวgâao-ráaoสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngวุฒิภาวะwút-tí-paa-wáของkɔ̌ɔngผู้เขียนpûu-kǐian
Commenting online with vulgar and aggressive words reflects the writer's maturity level.
แม้máeเขาkăoจะjàพยายามpà-yaa-yaamวางตัวwaang dtuuaเป็นbpenผู้ดีpôo deeแต่dtàeกิริยาท่าทางgì-rí-yaa tâa taangบางอย่างbaang yàangที่têeถ่อยtòiๆ-ก็gâwยังคงyang kongหลุดออกมาlùt òk maaให้เห็นhâi hĕnอยู่เสมอyòo sà-mŏer
Although he tries to act like a gentleman, some of his coarse mannerisms still slip out for all to see.
2NounB2
lowlife; thug
a very rude or base person; a lowlife or thug.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyยุ่งyûngยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)กลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groups3[to] group; clusterนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛ1have only; nothing but2there is/are only; nothing else3do nothing but; only ever [do]4only serves to; merely results inพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsถ่อยtɔ̀ɔiถ่อยtɔ̀ɔi1vulgar; coarse; rude; low2lowlife; thugทั้งนั้นtáng-nánทั้งนั้นtáng-nán1all of it; the whole lot2entirely; altogether
Don't get involved with that group; they're all just a bunch of lowlifes.
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คนkonที่tîiแซงsɛɛngคิวkiuคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคือkʉʉคนkonถ่อยtɔ̀ɔiที่tîiไม่mâiเคารพkao-rópกฎเกณฑ์gòt-geenของkɔ̌ɔngสังคมsǎng-kom
Someone who cuts in line is a lowlife who doesn't respect social rules.
สังคมsǎng-komไม่ควรmâi-kuuanยอมรับyɔɔm-rápให้hâiคนkonถ่อยtɔ̀ɔiที่tîiใช้กำลังchái-gam-langตัดสินdtàt-sǐnปัญหาbpan-hǎaมีmiiที่ยืนtîi-yʉʉn
Society should not tolerate a place for thugs who use violence to solve problems.
การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngอำนาจบาตรใหญ่am-nâat-bàat-yàiโดยdooiไม่mâiเคารพkao-rópสิทธิ์sìtผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnคือkʉʉพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamของkɔ̌ɔngพวกpûuakถ่อยtɔ̀ɔiไม่ใช่mâi-châiผู้นำpûu-nam
Wielding power without respecting others' rights is the behavior of a thug, not a leader.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tɔ̀ɔi
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |