นอย
nɔɔiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
upset; sulky; down
feeling upset, sulky, or slightly down, often from overthinking a small issue (slang from the English word 'paranoid')
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตอบไลน์dtɔ̀ɔp-laaiตอบไลน์dtɔ̀ɔp-laai[to] reply on LINEฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedนอยnɔɔiนอยnɔɔiupset; sulky; downนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀i1a little; a bit2a small amount
He didn't reply to my message, so I'm a little upset.
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Don't overthink it, he was just kidding. No need to get all sulky.
She's starting to get sulky again because her boyfriend didn't call before bed.
บางทีbaang teeฉันchănก็gâwนอยnoiกับgàpเรื่องrêuuangเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiอย่างyàangตอนที่dton têeเพื่อนpêuuanไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoกันganโดยdoiไม่mâiชวนchuanทั้งที่táng têeก็gâwรู้rúuว่าwâaพวกเขาpûuak kăoไม่ได้mâi dâaiคิดkítอะไรà-rai
Sometimes I get upset over trivial things, like when friends go out without inviting me, even though I know they didn't mean anything by it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nɔɔi
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 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 | — | — |