บ๋อย
bɔ̌ɔiMeaning
1NounB1
waiter; service attendant (informal)
A waiter or other service attendant, usually male, employed in a restaurant, hotel, or similar establishment.
Examples
บ๋อยbɔ̌ɔiบ๋อยbɔ̌ɔiwaiter; service attendant (informal)ยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerให้เราhâi-raoให้เราhâi-rao1[to] give us; [to] give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtótable; desk
The waiter brought water to our table.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔเรียกrîiakบ๋อยbɔ̌ɔiมาmaaรับrápออร์เดอร์ɔɔ-də̂əแล้วlɛ́ɛoถามtǎamว่าwâaวันนี้wan-níiมีmiiปลาbplaaอะไรà-raiบ้างbâang
Dad called the waiter over to take our order and asked what fish was available that day.
ตอนdtonหนุ่มnùmๆ-ลุงlungเคยkoeiเป็นbpenบ๋อยbŏiในnaiโรงแรมrohng raemจึงjeungรู้rúuวิธีwí-teeจัดjàtโต๊ะอาหารdtó aa-hăanอย่างดีyàang dee
When he was young, my uncle worked as a waiter in a hotel, so he knew how to set a dining table properly.
เขาkǎoเขียนkǐianไว้wáiในnaiบันทึกban-tʉ́kว่าwâaบ๋อยbɔ̌ɔiประจำbprà-jamห้องอาหารhɔ̂ng-aa-hǎanของkɔ̌ɔngโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmจำได้jam-dâaiว่าwâaแขกkɛ̀ɛkแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคนkonชอบchɔ̂ɔpกินginอะไรà-raiแม้mɛ́ɛบางคนbaang-konจะjàมาmaaพักpákเพียงpiiangปีละครั้งbpii-lá-kráng
He wrote in his journal that the waiter in the hotel dining room remembered what each guest liked to eat, even though some stayed only once a year.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
bɔ̌ɔi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |