ซอย
lane
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- 1 lane、side street、alley、soi
- 2 [classifier for sois or small streets]
- 3 mince、slice thinly、cut into small pieces、trim (hair)、thin out (hair)
This common word means a small side street branching off a main road, and as a verb it means to cut, slice, mince, or trim something in small amounts.
lane、side street、alley、soi
A small side street or lane branching off a larger road, especially in Thai addresses and directions.
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ซอยสุขุมวิท 39 sɔɔy sùkhǔmwít sǎam sìp kâaw Sukhumvit Soi 39 ซอยสุขุมวิท 39 details
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บ้านอยู่ในซอยนี้ bâan yùu nay sɔɔy níi The house is in this soi. บ้านอยู่ในซอยนี้ details
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เลี้ยวเข้าซอยข้างหน้า líaw khâw sɔɔy khâŋ nâa Turn into the soi ahead. เลี้ยวเข้าซอยข้างหน้า details
[classifier for sois or small streets]
The classifier used when counting sois or small side streets.
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แถวนี้มีหลายซอย thɛ̌w níi mii lǎay sɔɔy There are many sois around here. แถวนี้มีหลายซอย details
mince、slice thinly、cut into small pieces、trim (hair)、thin out (hair)
To cut something into small or thin pieces, or to trim hair in small amounts to thin or shape it.
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ซอยพริก sɔɔy phrík mince chilies ซอยพริก details
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ต้นหอมซอย tôn hɔ̌ɔm sɔɔy sliced green onions ต้นหอมซอย details
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ช่วยซอยผมให้หน่อย chûay sɔɔy phǒm hây nɔ̀ɔy Please thin out my hair a little. ช่วยซอยผมให้หน่อย details
Learning notes
Explanation
As a noun, ซอย is one of the most useful words for navigating Thai cities: it refers to a side street off a main road and appears constantly in addresses. As a verb, it carries the idea of cutting in fine or small amounts, such as mincing chilies or slicing green onions. With hair, ซอย means trimming, thinning, or layering rather than simply cutting hair in general.
Usage
You will hear and use it often in directions, taxi rides, addresses, and walking around town. It also appears in recipes and cooking instructions, and in hair salons when describing thinning or layering hair.
Caution
For streets, ซอย does not always mean a tiny alley; it can be a normal residential side street wide enough for cars. For hair, ตัดผม is the general phrase for cutting hair, while ซอยผม specifically suggests thinning, layering, or trimming in small amounts.
Differences from similar words
1 lane synonyms
3 mince synonyms
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หั่น is a general verb for cutting food or objects into pieces. ซอย is more specific: cutting finely, thinly, or in small amounts.