โตย

dtooi

Meanings

1ParticleA2

too; also; as well (Northern Thai)

A Northern Thai (Lanna) particle meaning ‘too’ or ‘also’, often used at the end of a verb phrase to indicate inclusion. Equivalent to standard Thai 'ด้วยด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too'.

Examples

ข้าเจ้าkâa-jâaoข้าเจ้าkâa-jâaoI; me (Northern Thai)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastโตยdtooiโตยdtooi1too; also; as well (Northern Thai)2with; by (Northern Thai)
I'm going too.
3 more examples
ถ้าtâaอ้ายâaiไปbpaiตางdtaangหน้าnâaข้าเจ้าkâa-jâaoจะjàไปbpaiตวยdtuuaiโตยเน้อdtooi-nə́ə
If you go ahead, I will go along too, okay?
เปิ้นbpə̂ənชอบchɔ̂ɔpกิ๋นgǐnแกงฮังเลgɛɛng-hang-leeแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ชอบchɔ̂ɔpกิ๋นgǐnน้ำพริกอ่องnáam-prík-ɔ̀ɔngโตยdtooi
He likes to eat Gaeng Hung Lay, and he likes to eat Nam Prik Ong too.
ไปbpaiแอ่วเจียงใหม่ɛ̀ɛo-jiiang-màiคราวนี้kraao-níiตั้งใจว่าdtâng-jai-wâaจะjàไปbpaiขึ้นkʉ̂nดอยอินทนนท์dɔɔi-in-tá-nonแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂จะjàไปbpaiแม่กำปองmɛ̂ɛ-gam-bpɔɔngโตยdtooi
Going to visit Chiang Mai this time, I intend to go up Doi Inthanon and will also go to Mae Kampong too.
2PrepositionB1

with; by (Northern Thai)

A Northern Thai (Lanna) preposition meaning ‘with’ or ‘by means of’. Equivalent to standard Thai 'ด้วยด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too'.

Examples

เปิ้นกิ๋นbpə̂ən-gǐnเปิ้นกิ๋นbpə̂ən-gǐnhe/she/they eat(s) or drink(s)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyโตยdtooiโตยdtooi1too; also; as well (Northern Thai)2with; by (Northern Thai)มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)
He eats rice with his hands.
3 more examples
อ้ายâaiอยากyàakปิ๊กบ้านbpík-bâanไปbpaiอยู่yùuโตยdtooiป้อbpɔ̂ɔอุ้ยûiแม่mɛ̂ɛอุ้ยûi
I want to go back home to live with my grandparents.
หมู่เฮาmùu-haoเดินทางdəən-taangขึ้นดอยkʉ̂n-dɔɔiโตยdtooiรถสองแถวrót-sɔ̌ɔng-tɛ̌ɛoสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛng
We traveled up the mountain by red songthaew (share taxi).
คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛสอนsɔ̌ɔnลูกlûukสอนsɔ̌ɔnหลานlǎanโตยdtooiการgaanเล่าlâoนิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสืบทอดsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔtวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tam
The elders teach the younger generations by telling local folktales in order to pass on the culture.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

dtooi

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1too; also; as well (Northern Thai)

2with; by (Northern Thai)