สอย
sɔ̌ɔiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] pick (from above)
To pluck or pick fruit or objects from a height, often using a pole or tool.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerสอยsɔ̌ɔiสอยsɔ̌ɔi1[to] pick (from above)2[to] take down3[to] hem; make small stitches4[to] shoot/knock down; nab (slang)5[to] have sex (slang)มะม่วงmá-mûuangมะม่วงmá-mûuang1mango (fruit)2mango treeจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)
Dad used a long pole to pluck mangoes from the tree behind the house.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเราraoไปbpaiสวนsǔuanแล้วlɛ́ɛoช่วยchûuaiลุงlungสอยsɔ̌ɔiชมพู่chom-pûuออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakกิ่งgìngสูงsǔung
Yesterday we went to the orchard and helped uncle pick rose apples from high branches.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiแม่mɛ̂ɛจะjàเอาaoตะกร้อdtà-grɔ̂ɔไปbpaiสอยsɔ̌ɔiมะปรางmá-bpraangที่tîiสุกsùkอยู่yùuบนbonยอดyɔ̂ɔt
Tomorrow Mom will take a fruit picker to pluck the ripe maprangs at the top.
เขาkǎoเอาaoไม้สอยmáai-sɔ̌ɔiที่tîiติดdtìtตะกร้าdtà-grâaไปbpaiสอยsɔ̌ɔiลิ้นจี่lín-jìiจากjàakกิ่งgìngที่tîiเอื้อมʉ̂ʉamไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiผลpǒnหล่นlònแตกdtɛ̀ɛk
He used a pole with a basket to pluck lychees from unreachable branches so the fruit wouldn’t fall and bruise.
2VerbA2
[to] take down
To bring something down from a higher place or remove it from where it is hanging.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้สอยmáai-sɔ̌ɔiไม้สอยmáai-sɔ̌ɔifruit-picking poleมะม่วงmá-mûuangมะม่วงmá-mûuang1mango (fruit)2mango tree
Dad is using a pole to get the mangoes down.
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Could you please help get that bag down for me?
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamสอยsɔ̌ɔiลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnที่tîiติดอยู่dtìt-yùuบนbonหลังคาlǎng-kaaแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่mâiสำเร็จsǎm-rèt
He tried to get the ball down from the roof but was unsuccessful.
ป้าbpâaข้างบ้านkâang-bâanใจดีjai-diiเธอtəəมักจะmák-jàเก็บgèpชมพู่chom-pûuมาmaaแบ่งbɛ̀ngให้เราhâi-raoเสมอsà-mə̌ə
The aunt next door is very kind; she often picks rose apples from her tree to share with us.
3VerbB1
[to] hem; make small stitches
To sew a hem or make small, neat stitches to finish or repair fabric.
Examples
ย่าyâaย่าyâapaternal grandmotherช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]สอยsɔ̌ɔiสอยsɔ̌ɔi1[to] pick (from above)2[to] take down3[to] hem; make small stitches4[to] shoot/knock down; nab (slang)5[to] have sex (slang)ชายกางเกงchaai-gaang-geengชายกางเกงchaai-gaang-geengtrouser hem (bottom edge)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingด้ายdâaiด้ายdâai1thread2yarn; textile thread3classifier: เส้น / หลอด / ม้วนหลุดlùtหลุดlùt1[to] come off; come loose2[to] slip out; leak3[to] escape; get free4off-target; outside the intended bounds
Grandma, please help hem my pants because the thread has come loose.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnฉันchǎnสอยsɔ̌ɔiริมผ้าrim-pâaปูbpuuโต๊ะdtóที่tîiขาดkàatนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iให้hâiเรียบร้อยแล้วrîiap-rɔ́ɔi-lɛ́ɛo
Last night I neatly stitched the slightly torn edge of the tablecloth.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpสอยsɔ̌ɔiชายกระโปรงchaai-grà-bproongด้วยdûuaiด้ายสีdâai-sǐiเดียวกันdiiao-ganเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiตะเข็บdtà-kèpดูduuเนียนniian
She likes to hem the skirt with matching thread so the stitches look seamless.
ช่างเย็บchâng-yépมืออาชีพmʉʉ-aa-chîipจะjàสอยsɔ̌ɔiริมผ้าrim-pâaแบบbɛ̀ɛpซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnตะเข็บdtà-kèpเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiด้านนอกdâan-nɔ̂ɔkดูduuเรียบกริบrîiap-grìp
A professional seamstress will hem with invisible stitches so the outside looks crisp.
4VerbB2
[to] shoot/knock down; nab (slang)
Slang: to bring down a target by shooting or striking, or to score, snag, or nab something (e.g., a goal, prize, or deal).
Examples
กองหน้าgɔɔng-nâaกองหน้าgɔɔng-nâa1forward/striker (sports)2forward line (sports)3vanguard; advance guard (military)ทีมชาติtiim-châatทีมชาติtiim-châatnational teamสอยsɔ̌ɔiสอยsɔ̌ɔi1[to] pick (from above)2[to] take down3[to] hem; make small stitches4[to] shoot/knock down; nab (slang)5[to] have sex (slang)ประตูชัยbprà-dtuu-chaiประตูชัยbprà-dtuu-chaitriumphal archในช่วงnai-chûuangในช่วงnai-chûuangduring; in the period ofทดเวลาtót-wee-laaทดเวลาtót-wee-laa1added time; stoppage time; injury time2[to] add stoppage timeทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]แฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnแฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnfootball/soccer fanเฮลั่นhee-lânเฮลั่นhee-lân[to] cheer loudly; [to] erupt in cheersสนามsà-nǎamสนามsà-nǎam1field; court; pitch; ground2yard; open ground3area; sphere (of activity)4field (physics)
The national team striker nabbed the winning goal in stoppage time, sending the fans into cheers.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatนอกเครื่องแบบnɔ̂ɔk-krʉ̂ʉang-bɛ̀ɛpสอยsɔ̌ɔiผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiได้dâaiระหว่างrá-wàangกำลังจะgam-lang-jàหนีnǐiออกɔ̀ɔkนอกเมืองnɔ̂ɔk-mʉʉang
Undercover police nabbed the suspect as he was about to flee the city.
สตาร์ทอัพsà-dtáat-ápรายเล็กraai lékสอยsŏiดีลdinร่วมrûuamทุนtunก้อนโตgôn dtohจากjàakนักลงทุนnák long tunต่างชาติdtàang châatจนjonมูลค่าmoon-lá-kâaบริษัทbò-rí-sàtพุ่งpûng
A small startup snagged a major investment deal from foreign investors, boosting its valuation.
มือปืนmʉʉ-bpʉʉnถูกtùukจ้างjâangให้hâiสอยsɔ̌ɔiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiกลางทางglaang-taangแต่dtɛ̀ɛภารกิจpaa-rá-gìtล้มเหลวlóm-lěeoเพราะprɔ́มีmiiพยานpá-yaanเห็นhěnเหตุการณ์hèet-gaan
A hitman was hired to bring down the target en route, but the mission failed because there were witnesses.
5VerbC2
[to] have sex (slang)
To have sexual intercourse, often implying a successful conquest.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sɔ̌ɔi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |