หรอย
rɔ̌ɔiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
delicious; tasty
delicious; tasty (originating from the Southern Thai dialect, equivalent to 'อร่อยอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be delicious')
Examples
แกงส้มgɛɛng-sômแกงส้มgɛɛng-sômsour curryหม้อmɔ̂ɔหม้อmɔ̂ɔ1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer (colloq.)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)หรอยrɔ̌ɔiหรอยrɔ̌ɔi1delicious; tasty2awesome; highly enjoyableจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)ฮู้húuฮู้húu1[to] know (Northern/Isan dialect)2yoo-hoo!; hey! (calling out)
This pot of sour curry is so delicious.
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ไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoใต้dtâiคราวนี้kraao néeได้dâiกินginแต่dtàeอาหารทะเลaa-hăan tá-layสดๆsòt sòtหรอยrŏiๆ-ทั้งนั้นtáng nánเลยloie
On this trip to the South, I only got to eat fresh, tasty seafood.
ร้านข้าวแกงráan-kâao-gɛɛngปักษ์ใต้bpàk-dtâaiแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoหรอยrɔ̌ɔiมากmâakรสชาติrót-châatจัดจ้านjàt-jâanถึงใจtʉ̌ng-jai
The Southern curry rice shop near my house makes very delicious food with deeply satisfying spicy flavors.
เคล็ดลับklét-lápที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiอาหารใต้aa-hǎan-dtâaiจานjaanนี้níiหรอยrɔ̌ɔiคือkʉʉการใช้gaan-cháiกะปิgà-bpìคุณภาพดีkun-ná-pâap-diiจากjàakท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn
The secret that makes this Southern dish so delicious is the use of high-quality local shrimp paste.
2AdjectiveB2
awesome; highly enjoyable
awesome; great; highly enjoyable or satisfying (used as slang to describe something fun, intense, or excellent)
Examples
คอนเสิร์ตkon sèrtคอนเสิร์ตkon sèrt1concert2classifier: งาน / รอบเมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightสนุกมากsà-nùk mâakสนุกมากsà-nùk mâakvery funศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpin1artist (creator of art)2performing artist; entertainerเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkหรอยrŏiหรอยrŏi1delicious; tasty2awesome; highly enjoyableสุดๆsùt sùtสุดๆsùt sùt1extremely; to the max2awesome!; so cool!
The concert last night was so fun; the artists played awesomely.
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ทริปเที่ยวtríp tîaoทะเลtá-layกับgàpเพื่อนpêuuanกลุ่มglùmนี้néeหรอยrŏiจริงๆjing jingได้dâiทำกิจกรรมtam gìt-jà-gamเยอะมากyér mâak
This beach trip with this group of friends was really awesome; we got to do so many activities.
หนังnăngแอคaekชันchanเรื่องใหม่rêuuang màiนี้néeฉากต่อสู้chàak dtò sôoทำtamออกมาòk maaได้dâiหรอยrŏiสุดๆsùt sùtดูdooแล้วláeoสะใจsà-jaiมากmâak
The fight scenes in this new action movie are incredibly intense and excellent; it's so satisfying to watch.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiงานปาร์ตี้ngaan-bpaa-dtîiเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnหรอยrɔ̌ɔiมากmâakทุกคนtúk-konเต้นกันdtên-ganแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่ลืมหูลืมตาmâi-lʉʉm-hǔu-lʉʉm-dtaaจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngเช้าcháo
The atmosphere at the party last night was extremely satisfying and fun; everyone danced wildly until morning.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ร puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
rɔ̌ɔi
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 | — | — |