เจอหอย
jəə-hɔ̌ɔiMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] find shellfish; come across a snail
to encounter or find shellfish or a snail; หอยหอยhɔ̌ɔi1shellfish; mollusk (general)2classifier: ตัว3vulgar slang: female genitalia can also refer vulgarly to female genitals, depending on context.
Examples
เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháothis morning; earlier this morningฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เจอหอยjəə-hɔ̌ɔiเจอหอยjəə-hɔ̌ɔi[to] find shellfish; come across a snailทากtâakทากtâak1slug2land leechอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ใบไม้bai-máaiใบไม้bai-máaileaf; leaves; foliageเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionน้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune
This morning I found a snail on a leaf, so I called my younger sibling over to look.
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ช่วงchûuangน้ำลงnáam-longเราraoเจอหอยjəə-hɔ̌ɔiหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nítตามdtaamซอกsɔ̂ɔkหินhǐnแต่dtɛ̀ɛไกด์gáiขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiดูduuเฉยchə̌əiโดยdooiไม่mâiเก็บgèpกลับไปglàp-bpai
At low tide, we found several kinds of shellfish in the rock crevices, but the guide asked us just to look and not take any home.
พอเจอpɔɔ-jəəหอยทากhɔ̌ɔi-tâakกัดกินgàt-ginต้นอ่อนdtôn-ɔ̀ɔnหลายlǎaiต้นdtônเข้าkâoคุณตาkun-dtaaก็gɔ̂ยอมyɔɔmย้ายyáaiกระถางgrà-tǎangขึ้นชั้นkʉ̂n-chánแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiผักpàkที่tîiเพาะpɔ́ไว้wáiเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiไปbpaiมากกว่านี้mâak-gwàa-níi
After finding snails eating several seedlings, Grandpa finally agreed to move the pots onto a shelf rather than let the vegetables he had grown suffer further damage.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเจอหอยjəə-hɔ̌ɔiอยู่yùuเต็มdtemหาดhàatหลังพายุlǎng-paa-yúชาวบ้านchaao-bâanก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiกล้าglâaเก็บgèpมากินmaa-ginเพราะprɔ́ไม่แน่ใจmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiว่าwâaน้ำทะเลnáam-tá-leeปนเปื้อนbpon-bpʉ̂ʉanหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
Although they found shellfish all over the beach after the storm, the villagers still did not dare collect them to eat, as they were unsure whether the seawater was contaminated.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jəə
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experience[to] meet; run intoPart 1
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หอยhɔ̌ɔiหอยhɔ̌ɔi1shellfish; mollusk (general)2classifier: ตัว3vulgar slang: female genitaliashellfish; mollusk (general)Part 2
เจอหอยjəə-hɔ̌ɔiเจอหอยjəə-hɔ̌ɔi[to] find shellfish; come across a snail[to] find shellfish; come across a snailWord