โวย
wooiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] complain loudly; make a fuss
to protest or complain in a loud, angry way; to kick up a fuss
Examples
ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientหลายคนlǎai-konหลายคนlǎai-konmany/several peopleยืนyʉʉnยืนyʉʉn1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)โวยwooiโวยwooi[to] complain loudly; make a fussหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearเคาน์เตอร์kao-dtə̂əเคาน์เตอร์kao-dtə̂əcounter (service desk)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคิวยาวkiu-yaaoคิวยาวkiu-yaaolong queue/lineมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Many customers were loudly complaining at the counter because the line was so long.
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เขาkǎoโวยwooiใส่sàiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอาหารaa-hǎanมาmaaไม่ตรงmâi-dtrongออร์เดอร์ɔɔ-də̂ə
He loudly complained to the staff when the food did not match the order.
ผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanเริ่มrə̂əmโวยwooiกันganทั้งtángโบกี้boo-gîiหลังlǎngรถไฟrót-faiดีเลย์dii-leeเกินgəənหนึ่งnʉ̀ngชั่วโมงchûua-moong
Passengers started kicking up a fuss throughout the carriage after the train was delayed for over an hour.
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanโวยwoiลั่นlânที่têeศาลากลางsăa-laa glaangเรียกร้องrîak róngให้hâiผู้ว่าฯpôo wâaแก้ปัญหาgâe bpan-hăaน้ำประปาnám bprà-bpaaเน่าเสียnâo sĭiaโดยด่วนdooi dùuan
Residents loudly protested at the city hall, demanding the governor urgently fix the contaminated tap water problem.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
wooi
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |