ถ่าข้อย
tàa-kɔ̂ɔiMeaning
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[to] wait for me (Isan dialect)
An Isan (Northeastern Thai) dialect phrase meaning 'wait for me'. The standard Thai equivalent is รอฉันรอฉันrɔɔ-chǎnwait for me (rɔɔ chǎn) or รอผม (rɔɔ phǒm).
Examples
ถ่าข้อยtàa-kɔ̂ɔiถ่าข้อยtàa-kɔ̂ɔi[to] wait for me (Isan dialect)แนnɛɛแนnɛɛ1please; a little (Isan request particle)2firm; steady (literary/dialectal)เด้อdə̂əเด้อdə̂əsentence-ending particle (Isan/Lao)ข้อยkɔ̂ɔiข้อยkɔ̂ɔiI; me (Isan/Lao dialect)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
Wait for me, I'm on my way.
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Are you going to the market? Wait for me, let's go together.
You go ahead, you don't have to wait for me.
ข้อยkôiตะโกนdtà-gohnบอกbòkหมู่mòoที่têeกำลังgam-langสิsìออกรถòk rótว่าwâaเดี๋ยวๆdĭiao-dĭiaoถ่าข้อยtàa kôiก่อนgòn
I shouted to my friends who were about to drive off, "Wait, wait for me!"
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 classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
tàa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ถ่าข้อยtàa-kɔ̂ɔiถ่าข้อยtàa-kɔ̂ɔi[to] wait for me (Isan dialect)[to] wait for me (Isan dialect)Word