ฝอย
fɔ̌ɔiMeanings
1NounB1
spray; fine mist
Tiny droplets dispersed in the air like a light spray or mist.
Examples
น้ำพุnáam-púน้ำพุnáam-pú1fountain (artificial)2spring (natural)พ่นpônพ่นpôn1[to] spray; [to] atomize2[to] emit; [to] blow out3[to] coat by spraying4[to] spout; [to] spewน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerเป็นฝอยbpen-fɔ̌ɔiเป็นฝอยbpen-fɔ̌ɔishredded; in fine piecesละอองlá-ɔɔngละอองlá-ɔɔngfine particles; dust; spray; mist; pollenลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)5too light for the skin (makeup, colloquial)ไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)
The fountain sprays water into a fine mist, floating throughout the garden.
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ตอนdtonฉีดchèetสเปรย์sà-bprayแอลกอฮอล์àen go hóมีฝอยmee fŏiเล็กๆlék lékกระจายgrà-jaaiอยู่ในyòo naiอากาศaa-gàat
When spraying alcohol, tiny droplets were dispersed in the air.
ฝนfŏnโปรยbproiบางๆbaang baangจนjonเห็นhĕnเป็นฝอยbpen fŏiระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yápใต้dtâiแสงไฟsăeng faiริมถนนrim tà-nŏn
A light drizzle formed a shimmering mist under the streetlights.
ควรkuuanสวมหน้ากากsǔuam-nâa-gàakเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพ่นpônยาฆ่าเชื้อyaa-kâa-chʉ́ʉaเพราะprɔ́ฝอยfɔ̌ɔiละอองlá-ɔɔngสามารถsǎa-mâatลอยlɔɔiอยู่ในyùu-naiอากาศaa-gàatและlɛ́เข้าทางkâo-taangจมูกjà-mùukได้dâai
You should wear a mask when spraying disinfectant because the fine droplets can stay airborne and enter through the nose.
2NounB2
fine strands; shreds; filaments
Very thin strands or shreds, like fine hair, fibers, or threads.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysหมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4classifier: ตัว5fat person (impolite)เป็นฝอยbpen-fɔ̌ɔiเป็นฝอยbpen-fɔ̌ɔishredded; in fine piecesละเอียดlá-ìiatละเอียดlá-ìiat1fine; minute; tiny (texture/particles)2detailed; thorough3subtle; delicate; sensitive4refined (opposite of crude)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeหมูฝอยmǔu-fɔ̌ɔiหมูฝอยmǔu-fɔ̌ɔicrispy shredded pork (Thai dish)กรอบgrɔ̀ɔpกรอบgrɔ̀ɔp1frame; border2crispy; crunchy3framework; scope; limits4crunch!5emaciated; gaunt (slang/figurative)
Mom shredded the pork into fine strands to make crispy shredded pork.
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Her hair is as thin as fine strands, and it scatters in the wind.
ช่างchângกรองน้ำgrɔɔng-náamเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaใยกรองyai-grɔɔngเสื่อมสภาพsʉ̀ʉam-sà-pâapจนjonแตกdtɛ̀ɛkเป็นฝอยbpen-fɔ̌ɔiต้องdtɔ̂ngเปลี่ยนbplìianใหม่mài
The water filter technician warned that the filter fibers have deteriorated into fine shreds and need replacement.
นักอนุรักษ์nák à-nú-rákเก็บgèpเศษsètไมโครพลาสติกmai-kroh pláat-dtìkที่têeแตกdtàekเป็นฝอยbpen fŏiจากjàakชายหาดchaai hàatเพื่อpêuuaตรวจdtrùuatวิเคราะห์wí-kró
Conservationists collected microplastics that had broken into fine shreds from the beach for analysis.
3VerbC1
[to] babble; ramble (trivial talk)
To talk on and on about small or unimportant things; to babble or ramble.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ฝอยfɔ̌ɔiฝอยfɔ̌ɔi1spray; fine mist2fine strands; shreds; filaments3[to] babble; ramble (trivial talk)4babble; trivial talkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)นักnákนักnák1person engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)2very; greatly; muchเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)หลักlàkหลักlàk1main; principal; primary2principle; basis; foundation3post; pillar; stake4classifier: posts; stakes; digit positionsกันganกันgan1together; 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
Stop babbling about other people for so long; let’s get to the main point.
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เขาkǎoมักmákฝอยfɔ̌ɔiยืดยาวyʉ̂ʉt-yaaoเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpรายละเอียดเล็กน้อยraai-lá-ìiat-lék-nɔ́ɔiจนjonคนฟังkon-fangหลุดโฟกัสlùt-foo-gát
He tends to ramble on about trivial details until listeners lose focus.
ถ้าtâaจะjàเสนอแผนsà-nə̌ə-pɛ̌ɛnงานngaanขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiตัดส่วนdtàt-sùuanที่tîiฝอยfɔ̌ɔiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoคงไว้kong-wáiเฉพาะchà-pɔ́สาระsǎa-ráที่tîiจำเป็นjam-bpen
If you’re going to present the plan, cut out the rambling parts and keep only the essential content.
บทสนทนาbòt-sǒn-tá-naaที่tîiฝอยfɔ̌ɔiเกินพอดีgəən-pɔɔ-diiทำให้tam-hâiสารsǎanตกหล่นdtòk-lònและlɛ́บั่นทอนbàn-tɔɔnความน่าเชื่อถือkwaam-nâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉของkɔ̌ɔngผู้พูดpûu-pûut
Overly rambling conversation causes the message to be lost and undermines the speaker’s credibility.
4NounC1
babble; trivial talk
Speech or content that is light, rambling, or unimportant; trivial talk.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)เสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laaเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laa1[to] waste time; be a waste of time2time‑wasting; not worth the timeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceฝอยfɔ̌ɔiฝอยfɔ̌ɔi1spray; fine mist2fine strands; shreds; filaments3[to] babble; ramble (trivial talk)4babble; trivial talkที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutปัญหาหลักbpan-hǎa-làkปัญหาหลักbpan-hǎa-làkmain problem; primary issueช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]สรุปsà-rùpสรุปsà-rùp1summary2[to] summarize; conclude3in summary; to sum upให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ชัดเจนดีchát-jeen-diiชัดเจนดีchát-jeen-diinice and clear; quite clearกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over
Don’t waste time on trivial talk that isn’t related to the main issue; please summarize clearly instead.
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บทความbòt-kwaamนี้níiมีmiiเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaฝอยfɔ̌ɔiเยอะyə́อ่านàanแล้วlɛ́ɛoไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iได้dâaiสาระsǎa-ráที่tîiนำไปใช้nam-bpai-cháiจริงjing
This article contains a lot of rambling content and offers little practical substance.
การพรีเซนต์gaan-prii-seenที่ดีtîi-diiควรkuuanตัดคำdtàt-kamฝอยfɔ̌ɔiออกɔ̀ɔkแล้วlɛ́ɛoเน้นnénข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunที่tîiเป็นbpenแก่นสารgɛ̀n-sǎanเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiผู้ฟังpûu-fangหลุดโฟกัสlùt-foo-gát
A good presentation should cut out the fluff and focus on the core information so the audience doesn’t lose focus.
เขียนkǐianรายงานraai-ngaanให้hâiกระชับgrà-chápเข้าkâoไว้wáiอย่าyàaใส่sàiคำkamฝอยfɔ̌ɔiจนjonกลบglòpข้อค้นพบkɔ̂ɔ-kón-pópสำคัญsǎm-kan
Keep the report concise; don’t add so much trivial wording that it buries the key findings.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
fɔ̌ɔi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → 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 | — | — |