ลอยๆ
loi loiMeanings
1AdverbA2
floating; drifting; wafting
in a floating or drifting manner; hanging or moving lightly in the air or on water.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asลูกโป่งlôok bpòhngลูกโป่งlôok bpòhngballoonลอยๆloi loiลอยๆloi loi1floating; drifting; wafting2vaguely; aimlessly; without basisอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2light blue; sky blue3heaven; divine realm
I see a balloon floating in the sky.
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Yesterday, I saw a leaf floating on the water.
The sky is full of white clouds floating around.
การนอนgaan nonบนbonหญ้าyâaแล้วláeoมองดูmong dooก้อนเมฆgôn mâytลอยๆloi loiไปมาbpai maaมันmanผ่อนคลายpòn klaaiมากmâak
Lying on the grass and watching the clouds float back and forth is very relaxing.
2AdverbB1
vaguely; aimlessly; without basis
in a vague or aimless way; said or done without a specific target or evidence (e.g., an unfounded remark).
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutลอยๆloi loiลอยๆloi loi1floating; drifting; wafting2vaguely; aimlessly; without basisไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเหตุผลhèt pŏnเหตุผลhèt pŏn1reason; justification2reasoning; rationality
He spoke vaguely, without any reason.
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คุณkunจะjàมาmaaกล่าวหาglàao hăaใครkraiลอยๆloi loiแบบนี้bàep néeไม่ได้mâi dâaiนะnáต้องมีdtông meeหลักฐานlàk tăanด้วยdûuay
You can't just accuse someone vaguely like that; you must have evidence.
อย่าyàaพูดpôotเรื่องrêuuangแผนpăenการเที่ยวgaan tîaoกันganลอยๆloi loiเลยloieเราraoมาmaaกำหนดgam-nòtวันwanที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jaynกันganดีกว่าdee gwàa
Let's not just talk about the travel plans vaguely; let's set a clear date.
คำวิจารณ์kam wí-jaanของเขาkŏng kăoเป็นเพียงbpen piiangการพูดgaan pôotลอยๆloi loiและláeขาดkàatข้อเสนอแนะkôr sà-nĕr náeที่têeสร้างสรรค์sâang săn
His criticism was just a vague remark and lacked constructive suggestions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ลอยๆ said ลอย-ลอย?
loi loi
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
loi
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 | — | — |