วอยซ์
wɔɔiMeanings
1NounA2
voice; vocals
The sound produced in speaking or singing; a person’s or instrument’s tone; the vocals in a song.
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I really like his voice. It sounds so gentle.
เพลงpleengนี้níiจะjàเพราะprɔ́กว่าgwàaนี้níiถ้าtâaวอยซ์wɔɔiของkɔ̌ɔngนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngมีพลังmii-pá-langมากกว่านี้mâak-gwàa-níiหน่อยnɔ̀i
This song would be better if the singer's vocals were a bit more powerful.
2VerbB1
[to] record a voice-over; dub
To provide or record spoken audio for an advertisement, film, or other production (industry usage).
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เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyวอยซ์wɔɔiวอยซ์wɔɔi1voice; vocals2[to] record a voice-over; dub3voice (musical part)โฆษณาkoo-sà-naaโฆษณาkoo-sà-naa1advertisement; ad2[to] advertise; publicize; promoteตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
He went to do the voice-over for a new commercial yesterday.
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เพื่อนpêuuanของฉันkŏng chănทำงานtam ngaanเป็นbpenฟรีแลนซ์free-láenรับวอยซ์ráp wóiโฆษณาkôh-sà-naaสินค้าsĭn-káaต่างๆdtàang-dtàang
My friend works as a freelancer, doing voice-overs for various product advertisements.
หลายคนlǎai-konได้dâaiแสดงความคิดเห็นsà-dɛɛng-kwaam-kít-hěnเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpความกังวลkwaam-gang-wonในnaiโครงการkroong-gaanใหม่màiแต่dtɛ̀ɛฝ่ายบริหารfàai-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanก็gɔ̂ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiสนใจsǒn-jaiฟังfang
Many people have expressed their concerns about the new project, but the management didn't pay attention.
เป็นbpenเรื่องสำคัญrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-kanอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngที่tîiกลุ่มคนชายขอบglùm-kon-chaai-kɔ̀ɔpจะมีjà-miiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiในnaiการแสดงความคิดเห็นgaan-sà-dɛɛng-kwaam-kít-hěnของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eengเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiสังคมsǎng-komได้รับฟังdâi-ráp-fang
It is crucial for marginalized groups to have a platform to express their opinions and be heard by society.
3NounB2
voice (musical part)
a musical voice; a part or line in choral or harmonic writing (loanword from 'voice').
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ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วงประสานเสียงwong-bprà-sǎan-sǐiangวงประสานเสียงwong-bprà-sǎan-sǐiangchoir; chorusของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintวอยซ์wɔɔiวอยซ์wɔɔi1voice; vocals2[to] record a voice-over; dub3voice (musical part)อัลโตan-dtooอัลโตan-dtoo1alto (voice range)2alto (instrument range)ซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationบางครั้งbaang-krángบางครั้งbaang-krángsometimes; occasionallyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไพเราะpai-rɔ́ไพเราะpai-rɔ́melodious; pleasant-soundingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
In our choir, I sing the alto voice, which is sometimes difficult but very melodious.
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นักเปียโนnák-bpiia-nooต้องdtɔ̂ngเล่นlênสามsǎamวอยซ์wɔɔiที่tîiแตกต่างกันdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang-ganด้วยdûuaiมือทั้งสองmʉʉ-táng-sɔ̌ɔngข้างkâangซึ่งsʉ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiทักษะták-sàสูงsǔungมากmâak
The pianist has to play three different voices with both hands, which requires a lot of skill.
ในnaiบทเพลงbòt plengฟิวก์fíukของkŏngบาคbàakแต่ละdtàe láวอยซ์wóiมีmeeความเป็นอิสระkwaam bpen ìt-sà-ràแต่dtàeก็gâwประสานกันbprà-săan ganได้dâiอย่างลงตัวyàang long dtuuaกับgàpวอยซ์wóiอื่นๆèun èun
In Bach's fugues, each voice is independent yet harmonizes perfectly with the others.
ความท้าทายkwaam-táa-taaiของkɔ̌ɔngเพลงpleengชิ้นนี้chín-níiอยู่ที่yùu-tîiการทำให้gaan-tam-hâiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láวอยซ์wɔɔiมีmiiความชัดเจนkwaam-chát-jeenในขณะที่nai-kà-nà-tîiยังคงyang-kongรักษาrák-sǎaความลื่นไหลkwaam-lʉ̂ʉn-lǎiของkɔ̌ɔngดนตรีdon-dtriiโดยรวมdooi-ruuamไว้wái
The challenge of this piece lies in making each voice clear while maintaining the overall musical flow.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is วอยซ์ said วอย?
wɔɔi
- Silent letterซ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
wɔɔi
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ซ์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |