ปรอย
bprɔɔiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
drizzly; fine (rain)
Describing light, fine rain that falls gently.
Examples
เช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainปรอยbprɔɔiปรอยbprɔɔi1drizzly; fine (rain)2[to] drizzle; [to] fall lightly (rain)เดินไปdəən-bpaiเดินไปdəən-bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เปียกbpìiakเปียกbpìiak1wet; damp2[to] get wetมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This morning it's drizzling lightly; we can walk to the market without getting too wet.
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It's cool and there's light, fine rain all day; it's a good idea to carry a thin raincoat.
ฝนfǒnปรอยbprɔɔiทำให้tam-hâiถนนลื่นtà-nǒn-lʉ̂ʉnแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangมองเห็นmɔɔng-hěnวิวภูเขาwiu-puu-kǎoชัดchát
The gentle drizzle makes the road slippery, but the mountain view is still clear.
ช่วงบ่ายchûuang bàaiเมฆmêkครึ้มkréumแล้วláeoฝนfŏnก็gâwตกdtòkปรอยbproiๆ-อย่างyàangอ้อยอิ่งôi ìngเหมือนจะmĕuuan jàหยุดyùtแต่dtàeไม่หยุดmâi yùt
In the afternoon the sky turned overcast and a gentle fine rain fell lingeringly, as if it would stop but didn't.
2VerbB1
[to] drizzle; [to] fall lightly (rain)
For rain to fall lightly in fine drops.
Examples
ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toปรอยbprɔɔiปรอยbprɔɔi1drizzly; fine (rain)2[to] drizzle; [to] fall lightly (rain)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)กางgaangกางgaang1[to] spread; open wide2[to] pitch; set up (tent, umbrella)ร่มrômร่มrôm1umbrella; parasol2shady; cool (shaded); protected3shade; shelterกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเถอะtə̀เถอะtə̀1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
It’s starting to drizzle; let’s quickly open our umbrellas.
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It drizzled all day this morning, so the roads were damp.
พอporลมเย็นlom yenพัดมาpát maaฝนfŏnก็gâwปรอยbproiเบาbaoๆ-ทำให้tam hâiอากาศaa-gàatสดชื่นsòt-chêunขึ้นkêun
As the cool breeze blew in, a light drizzle began, making the air feel fresher.
ระหว่างrá-wàangเดินdernกลับบ้านglàp bâanฝนตกfŏn dtòkปรอยbproiลงlongมาเป็นmaa bpenม่านmâanบางbaangๆ-จนjonต้องdtôngชะลอchá-loฝีเท้าfĕe táo
While walking home, a fine drizzle fell like a thin curtain, making me slow my pace.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปร, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bprɔɔi
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 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 | — | — |