ยืนรอ
yʉʉn-rɔɔMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] stand and wait [for sb/sth]
to wait for someone or something while standing.
Examples
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I am standing and waiting for my friend in front of the department store.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngยืนรอyʉʉn-rɔɔนานมากnaan-mâakกว่าgwàaรถแท็กซี่rót-tɛ́k-sîiจะjàมาmaa
Yesterday I had to stand and wait for a long time before a taxi came.
พวกเราpûuak-raoต้องdtɔ̂ngยืนรอyʉʉn-rɔɔคิวkiuซื้อsʉ́ʉตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtǔua-kɔɔn-sə̀ətเกือบgʉ̀ʉapสองsɔ̌ɔngชั่วโมงchûua-moong
We had to stand and wait in line to buy concert tickets for almost two hours.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yʉʉn
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ยืนyʉʉnยืนyʉʉn1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)[to] standPart 1
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ยืนรอyʉʉn-rɔɔยืนรอyʉʉn-rɔɔ[to] stand and wait [for sb/sth][to] stand and wait [for sb/sth]Word