อร่อย
à-rɔ̀iMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
delicious; tasty
pleasant-tasting; delicious; appetizing
Examples
กับข้าวgàp-kâaoกับข้าวgàp-kâao1side dishes; viands2food (colloquial, esp. home meals)ร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeอร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The dishes at this shop are very delicious.
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Chocolate ice cream is so delicious.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnลองlɔɔngก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaoใหม่màiรสชาติrót-châatเข้มข้นkêm-kônและlɛ́อร่อยà-rɔ̀i
Yesterday I tried a new noodle dish; it was rich and delicious.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiอยากyàakพาpaaแม่mɛ̂ɛไปbpaiกินginร้านráanที่tîiทุกคนtúk-konบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaอร่อยà-rɔ̀i
Tomorrow I want to take my mom to the restaurant that everyone says is delicious.
2VerbA1
[to] taste good; be delicious
To taste good; to be delicious.
Examples
ข้าวผัดkâao-pàtข้าวผัดkâao-pàtfried riceจานjaanจานjaan1plate; dish (tableware)2classifier for plates/servings3dish antenna; satellite dishนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be delicious
This plate of fried rice is delicious.
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The ice cream at that shop is very tasty.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnกินginก๋วยเตี๋ยวgǔuai-dtǐiaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaมันmanอร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâak
Yesterday I ate noodles and felt that they were very delicious.
Tomorrow we will go taste the cake that people say is delicious.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อร่อย said อะ-หร่อย?
à-rɔ̀i
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |