ทอย

tɔɔi

Meaning

1VerbB1

[to] toss; [to] cast (dice)

to throw lightly or casually, especially dice or small objects

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] select; choose (a small item)3a pinch (measure)เม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round itemsกระดุมgrà-dumกระดุมgrà-dumbutton (fastener)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryมาแล้วmaa láewมาแล้วmaa láew[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!ทอยtoiทอยtoi[to] toss; [to] cast (dice)เบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-ลงบนlong bonลงบนlong bononto; upon (onto a surface)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2desk
He picked up a button and lightly tossed it onto the table.
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ระหว่างrá-wàangรอrɔɔรถไฟrót-faiเราraoทอยtɔɔiเหรียญrǐianเล่นlênไปมาbpai-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฆ่าเวลาkâa-wee-laa
While waiting for the train, we casually tossed a coin back and forth to kill time.
เด็กdèkๆ-ทอยtoiก้อนกรวดgôn grùuatลงพื้นlong péunสนามหญ้าsà-năam yâaแล้วláeoหัวเราะhŭua róกันganอย่างyàangสนุกsà-nùk
The kids lightly tossed pebbles onto the lawn and laughed with joy.
เธอtəəทอยtɔɔiลูกแก้วlûuk-gɛ̂ɛoในnaiมือmʉʉเล่นlênอย่างyàangไม่ใส่ใจmâi-sài-jaiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanใช้cháiมันmanช่วยchûuaiคิดkítระหว่างrá-wàangร่างrâangไอเดียai-diia
She casually tossed the marble in her hand, as if using it to think while drafting ideas.
ถึงtʉ̌ngตาdtaaคุณkunทอยtɔɔiลูกเต๋าlûuk-dtǎoแล้วlɛ́ɛo
It’s your turn to roll the dice.
เมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gîiฉันchǎnทอยtɔɔiได้dâaiหกhòkเลยləəiเดินdəənต่อdtɔ̀ɔสองsɔ̌ɔngช่องchɔ̂ng
I just rolled a six, so I moved two spaces.
ถ้าtâaนายnaaiทอยtɔɔiได้dâaiเลขคู่lêek-kûuเราraoจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmเกมใหม่geem-màiทันทีtan-tii
If you roll an even number, we’ll restart the game immediately.
เขาkǎoทอยtɔɔiสามsǎamครั้งkrángแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเลขlêekที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanสักทีsàk-tii
He rolled three times but never got the number he wanted.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

tɔɔi

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

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