บอย

bɔɔi

Meanings

1NounA2

boy; young male (loanword)

A boy; a young male. (An informal loanword from English).

Examples

นั่นคือnân-kʉʉนั่นคือnân-kʉʉthat is; in other wordsบอยbɔɔiบอยbɔɔi1boy; young male (loanword)2Boy (male nickname)
That is a boy.
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มีmiiบอยbɔɔiคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngกำลังgam-langเตะdtèฟุตบอลfút-bɔɔnอยู่yùu
A boy is playing football.
คุณkunเห็นhěnบอยbɔɔiที่tîiยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùuตรงนั้นdtrong-nánไหมmǎi
Do you see the boy standing over there?
ในnaiห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianมีmiiทั้งtángเกิร์ลgəənและlɛ́บอยbɔɔiนั่งnângปนbponกันgan
In the classroom, there are both girls and boys sitting together.
2Proper nounB1

Boy (male nickname)

A common Thai male nickname, 'Boy'.

Examples

คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownบอยbɔɔiบอยbɔɔi1boy; young male (loanword)2Boy (male nickname)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
That person's name is Boy. He is my friend.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnโทรหาtoo-hǎaบอยbɔɔiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoไม่mâiได้รับสายdâi-ráp-sǎaiสงสัยsǒng-sǎiจะjàยุ่งอยู่yûng-yùu
I called Boy yesterday, but he didn't pick up. I guess he was busy.
คุณkunเห็นhěnบอยbɔɔiบ้างbâangไหมmǎiครับkrápพอดีpɔɔ-diiเขาkǎoนัดnátผมpǒmไว้wáiที่นี่tîi-nîiตอนเที่ยงdtɔɔn-tîiang
Have you seen Boy? He was supposed to meet me here at noon.
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการตลาดดิจิทัลgaan-dtà-làat-dì-jì-tâlต้องdtɔ̂ngยกให้yók-hâiบอยbɔɔiเลยləəiเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoมีประสบการณ์mii-bprà-sòp-gaanและlɛ́ความเชี่ยวชาญkwaam-chîiao-chaanในด้านnai-dâanนี้níiโดยตรงdooi-dtrong
When it comes to digital marketing, you have to hand it to Boy, because he has direct experience and expertise in this field.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

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

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

bɔɔi

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid 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——