มาซ่อย
maa-sɔ̂ɔiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] come help [sb]
To come and help; the Isan (Northeastern Thai) dialectal equivalent of 'มาช่วยมาช่วยmaa-chûuai[to] come and help' (maa chûay).
Examples
เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainผู้เดียวpûu-diiaoผู้เดียวpûu-diiao1single; sole (only one person)2alone; by oneself3the only one (person)เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyมาซ่อยmaa-sɔ̂ɔiมาซ่อยmaa-sɔ̂ɔi1[to] come help [sb]2Come help!เพิ่นpə̂ənเพิ่นpə̂ənhe; she; they (Isan)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
I see grandma gathering vegetables by herself, I'll go and help her first.
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ถ้าtâaเจ้าjâaoว่างwâangแล้วlɛ́ɛoกะgàมาซ่อยmaa-sɔ̂ɔiกันganเตรียมdtriiamของkɔ̌ɔngสำหรับsǎm-ràpงานบุญngaan-bunมื้ออื่นmʉ́ʉ-ʉ̀ʉnแหน่hɛ̀ɛnเด้อdə̂ə
If you're free, please come and help prepare things for the merit-making ceremony tomorrow.
หมู่mùuบ้านเฮาbâan-haoสิsìมีmiiปลูกbplùukป่าชุมชนbpàa-chum-chonอยากyàakให้hâiทุกคนtúk-konมาซ่อยmaa-sɔ̂ɔiกันganคนละไม้คนละมือkon-lá-máai-kon-lá-mʉʉ
Our village is going to have a community forest planting, I'd like everyone to come and lend a hand.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiใหญ่yàiเกินกำลังgəən-gam-langเฮาhaoสองสามsɔ̌ɔng-sǎamคนkonคงkongต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiขอkɔ̌ɔแรงคนrɛɛng-konจากjàakหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanอื่นʉ̀ʉnให้hâiมาซ่อยmaa-sɔ̂ɔi
This project is too big for just the few of us; we'll probably have to ask for help from people in other villages to come and help.
2InterjectionB1
Come help!
An Isan (Northeastern Thai) dialectal phrase used as a call for help, equivalent to the standard Thai 'มาช่วยด้วย' (maa chûay dûay).
Examples
มาซ่อยmaa-sɔ̂ɔiมาซ่อยmaa-sɔ̂ɔi1[to] come help [sb]2Come help!แหน่hɛ̀ɛnแหน่hɛ̀ɛnplease; a little (Isan)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเป็นลมbpen-lomเป็นลมbpen-lom[to] faint; pass outอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainตรงนี้dtrong-níiตรงนี้dtrong-níi1here; right here2this place/spot; this location3this part; this section; this point
Help! Someone has fainted over here!
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เขาkăoตะโกนdtà-gohnสุดsùtเสียงsĭiangว่าwâaมาซ่อยmaa sôiไฟไหม้fai mâiตอนที่dton têeเห็นhĕnควันไฟkwan faiพุ่งpûngออกมาòk maaจากjàakบ้านbâanข้างๆkâang kâang
He shouted at the top of his lungs, 'Help! Fire!' when he saw smoke billowing from the house next door.
เสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngมาซ่อยmaa-sɔ̂ɔiดังdangมาจากmaa-jàakในnaiป่าbpàaแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiกล้าglâaเข้าไปkâo-bpaiดูduu
A cry of 'Help!' came from inside the forest, but no one dared to go in and look.
ในความฝันnai-kwaam-fǎnอันanน่าสะพรึงกลัวnâa-sà-prʉng-gluuaนั้นnánเขาkǎoได้แต่dâai-dtɛ̀ɛร้องrɔ́ɔngตะโกนdtà-goonว่าwâaมาซ่อยmaa-sɔ̂ɔiแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpไม่มีmâi-miiเสียงsǐiangเล็ดลอดlét-lɔ̂ɔtออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaจากjàakลำคอlam-kɔɔ
In that terrifying dream, all he could do was shout 'Help!', but no sound escaped his throat.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
maa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 1
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มาซ่อยmaa-sɔ̂ɔiมาซ่อยmaa-sɔ̂ɔi[to] come help [sb][to] come help [sb]Word