สร้อย
sɔ̂ɔiMeanings
1NounA2
necklace
a piece of jewelry worn around the neck, often made of a chain or string with ornaments
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)สร้อยsɔ̂ɔiสร้อยsɔ̂ɔi1necklace2chain; ornamental strandสีทองsǐi-tɔɔngสีทองsǐi-tɔɔng1the color gold2golden; gold-coloredทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
She wears a gold necklace every day.
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Yesterday I bought a pearl necklace for my mom.
Tomorrow he will give her a necklace as a birthday present.
งานแต่งngaan-dtɛ̀ngครั้งนี้kráng-níiเจ้าสาวjâao-sǎaoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakใส่sàiสร้อยsɔ̂ɔiเส้นsênบางbaangที่tîiประดับbprà-dàpจี้jîiรูปหัวใจrûup-hǔua-jai
For this wedding, the bride chose to wear a delicate necklace adorned with a heart-shaped pendant.
2NounB2
chain; ornamental strand
a chain or strand worn as jewelry, for example around the neck, wrist, or ankle
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toประดิษฐ์bprà-dìtประดิษฐ์bprà-dìt[to] invent; devise; createใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderสร้อยsɔ̂ɔiสร้อยsɔ̂ɔi1necklace2chain; ornamental strandเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerร้อยลูกปัดrɔ́ɔi-lûuk-bpàtร้อยลูกปัดrɔ́ɔi-lûuk-bpàt[to] string beadsให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พวงpuuangพวงpuuang1classifier (clusters; bunches; garlands; sets of keys)2cluster; bunchแขวนkwɛ̌ɛnแขวนkwɛ̌ɛn1[to] hang [sth]; suspend [sth] from above2[to] suspend; put on hold; shelveบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ผนังpà-nǎngผนังpà-nǎng1wall (of a room/building)2wall (anatomy/biology)
The artisan used a long strand to thread beads into a garland to hang on the wall.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngหาhǎaสร้อยsɔ̂ɔiที่tîiแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngพอจะpɔɔ-jàคล้องklɔ́ɔngป้ายชื่อbpâai-chʉ̂ʉทั้งหมดtáng-mòtไว้wáiด้วยกันdûuai-gan
We need a sturdy cord to hold all the name tags together.
เขาkǎoเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiสร้อยsɔ̂ɔiไนลอนnai-lɔɔnแทนtɛɛnเชือกchʉ̂ʉakฝ้ายfâaiเพราะprɔ́ทนtonแรงดึงrɛɛng-dʉngและlɛ́ไม่mâiดูดซับdùut-sápน้ำnáam
He chose a nylon strand instead of cotton rope because it resists tension and doesn’t absorb water.
สำหรับsăm-ràpจัดjàtนิทรรศการní-tát-sà-gaanเราraoควรkuuanใช้cháiสร้อยโลหะsôi loh-hàบางๆbaang baangร้อยróiป้ายbpâaiแขวนkwăenเพื่อให้pêuua hâiรับน้ำหนักráp náam nàkได้dâiและláeดูเรียบร้อยdoo rîiap rôi
For the exhibition, we should use a thin metal chain to thread and hang the labels so it can bear weight and look neat.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
sɔ̂ɔi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |