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gooiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] scoop up; gather up
to collect and lift or move a quantity of something in a sweeping motion, typically using the hands or a tool like a dustpan
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตักdtàkตักdtàk1lap (of a person)2[to] scoop; ladle; spoon upขยะkà-yàขยะkà-yà1trash; garbage; rubbish2junk; worthless stuff (figurative)โกยgooiโกยgooi1[to] scoop up; gather up2[to] run off; flee3[to] rake in; scoop up (profits)ใบไม้bai-máaiใบไม้bai-máaileaf; leaves; foliageเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6rice (archaic; dialectal)7[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)กองgɔɔngกองgɔɔng1pile; heap; stack2to pile (up); heap; stack3classifier: piles; heaps; groups; units4division; department; unit; corps
He used a dustpan to sweep up the leaves into a pile.
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หลังlǎngงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangเราraoช่วยกันchûuai-ganโกยgooiเศษกระดาษsèet-grà-dàatใส่ถุงsài-tǔngให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔi
After the party, we helped sweep the paper scraps into bags neatly.
แม่บ้านmɛ̂ɛ-bâanโกยgooiฝุ่นfùnด้วยdûuaiมือmʉʉและlɛ́ที่tîiโกยgooiก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเอาไปao-bpaiทิ้งtíngลงlongถังขยะtǎng-kà-yà
The housekeeper gathered up the dust with her hands and a dustpan before dumping it into the trash bin.
คนงานkon-ngaanใช้cháiคราดkrâatโกยgooiทรายsaaiขึ้นkʉ̂nรถเข็นrót-kěnอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเคลียร์kliiaพื้นที่ก่อสร้างpʉ́ʉn-tîi-gɔ̀ɔ-sâang
The workers used rakes to sweep sand into a wheelbarrow quickly to clear the construction site.
2VerbB1
[to] run off; flee
informal: to run away quickly, often to escape danger, trouble, or responsibility
Examples
ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerโกยgooiโกยgooi1[to] scoop up; gather up2[to] run off; flee3[to] rake in; scoop up (profits)หนีnǐiหนีnǐi1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
Hearing the police coming, he bolted right away.
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พอpɔɔเห็นhěnฝนfǒnเม็ดใหญ่mét-yàiเริ่มrə̂əmตกdtòkเราraoก็gɔ̂โกยgooiกลับบ้านglàp-bâanก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเปียกbpìiak
When we saw big raindrops start to fall, we dashed home before getting soaked.
He fled the scene because he was afraid he’d be questioned.
พอpɔɔเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเริ่มrə̂əmวุ่นวายwûn-waaiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanบางคนbaang-konก็gɔ̂โกยgooiหนีnǐiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiทีมtiimที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉaรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpงานngaan
As things got chaotic, some employees scrambled away, leaving the rest of the team to shoulder the work.
3VerbB2
[to] rake in; scoop up (profits)
to obtain or accumulate a large amount of money, profit, or advantage quickly
Examples
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsโปรbprooโปรbproo1promotion; special offer2pro; professional (person)3professional; expert-levelเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for businessร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโกยgooiโกยgooi1[to] scoop up; gather up2[to] run off; flee3[to] rake in; scoop up (profits)ยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎai1sales revenue; total sales2sales volume/units soldได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเป็นกอบเป็นกำbpen-gɔ̀ɔp-bpen-gamเป็นกอบเป็นกำbpen-gɔ̀ɔp-bpen-gam1in large amounts; handsomely (profits)2large in amount; substantialในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ไม่กี่mâi-gìiไม่กี่mâi-gìia few; not manyวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: days
During the opening promotion, he raked in sales substantially within a few days.
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พอpɔɔคลิปไวรัลklíp-wai-ranร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛนี้níiก็gɔ̂โกยgooiลูกค้าlûuk-káaและlɛ́กำไรgam-raiทันทีtan-tii
Once the clip went viral, this café quickly raked in customers and profits.
แพลตฟอร์มplàet-formอีคอมเมิร์ซee kom-mêrtโกยgoiรายได้raai dâiจากjàakเทศกาลช้อปปิ้งtâyt-sà-gaan chóp-bpîngด้วยdûuayดีลแฟลชเซลdeen flàet saynทุกtúkชั่วโมงchûua-mohng
The e-commerce platform raked in revenue from the shopping festival with hourly flash sale deals.
ค่ายkâaiเกมgeemรายนี้raai-níiโกยgooiฐานtǎanผู้เล่นpûu-lênและlɛ́เม็ดเงินmét-ngənจากjàakโมเดลmoo-delสมัครสมาชิกsà-màk-sà-maa-chíkรายเดือนraai-dʉʉanอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
This game company swiftly amassed a player base and revenue from the monthly subscription model.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gooi
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 | — | — |