โซ้ย
sóoiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] eat [sth] enthusiastically; [to] chow down (informal)
to eat [sth], especially in a quick or enthusiastic way; informal/slang.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหิวhǐuหิวhǐu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเสิร์ฟsə̀əpเสิร์ฟsə̀əp1[to] serve (food/drinks)2[to] serve (sports)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerโซ้ยsóoiโซ้ยsóoi[to] eat [sth] enthusiastically; [to] chow down (informal)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยั้งyángยั้งyáng1[to] restrain; hold back; curb; refrain2[to] pause; stop briefly; hesitateเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He was very hungry. As soon as the food was served, he started devouring it nonstop.
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กลับมาglàp maaจากjàakทำงานtam ngaanเหนื่อยๆnèuay nèuayพอporเห็นhĕnกับข้าวgàp-kâaoบนbonโต๊ะdtóก็gâwรีบrêepโซ้ยsóiจนหมดjon mòtจานjaan
Coming home tired from work, as soon as I saw the food on the table, I quickly devoured it until the plate was empty.
หลังlǎngเดินป่าdəən-bpàaมาmaaทั้งวันtáng-wanพอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngที่พักtîi-pákทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂หิวโซhǐu-sooรีบrîipเปิดbpə̀ətข้าวกล่องkâao-glɔ̀ngแล้วlɛ́ɛoลงมือlong-mʉʉโซ้ยsóoiกันganแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่mâiคุยกันkui-ganเลยləəi
After hiking all day, everyone was starving when they reached the camp. They quickly opened their lunch boxes and started gobbling down the food without even talking.
เห็นhěnโปรโมชั่นบุฟเฟ่ต์bproo-moo-chân-bùp-fêeลดlót50แล้วlɛ́ɛoอดใจòt-jaiไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngชวนchuuanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanไปbpaiโซ้ยsóoiให้hâiคุ้มkúm
Seeing the 50% off buffet promotion, I can't resist. Tomorrow, I have to invite my friends to go and eat our money's worth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
sóoi
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |