ย่อยๆ
yôi yôiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
small; minor; trivial (colloq.)
Informal reduplicated form meaning small in scale or significance; minor/trivial, e.g., เรื่องย่อยๆ (“a small matter”).
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานบ้านngaan bâanงานบ้านngaan bâanhousework; choresย่อยๆyôi yôiย่อยๆyôi yôismall; minor; trivial (colloq.)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeเยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Today I have a lot of small household chores to do.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiกังวลgang-wonกับgàpปัญหาbpan-hăaย่อยๆyôi yôiเลยloieมองmongภาพรวมpâap ruuamดีกว่าdee gwàa
Don't worry about minor problems; it's better to look at the big picture.
เราraoควรkuuanแบ่งbàengโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkใหญ่yàiออกòkเป็นbpenส่วนsùuanย่อยๆyôi yôiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiจัดการjàt gaanได้dâiง่ายขึ้นngâai kêun
We should break the big project down into smaller parts to make it easier to manage.
ค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàaiย่อยๆyôi yôiที่têeเราraoมองข้ามmong kâamในnaiแต่ละdtàe láวันwanเมื่อmêuuaรวมกันruuam ganแล้วláeoอาจàatกลายเป็นglaai bpenเงินngernจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakโดยไม่รู้ตัวdooy mâi róo dtuua
The minor expenses we overlook each day can unknowingly add up to a large amount of money.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ย่อยๆ said ย่อย-ย่อย?
yôi yôi
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yôi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |