รน
ronMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] be hurried; [to] be impatient
to feel hurried, anxious, impatient, or too eager to do something
Examples
เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesสอบสัมภาษณ์sòp săm-pâatสอบสัมภาษณ์sòp săm-pâat1selection interview; interview examination2[to] take an interview exam; [to] be interviewedเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)รนronรนron[to] be hurried; [to] be impatientนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleหายใจhăai jaiหายใจhăai jai[to] breathe; respireลึกๆléuk léukลึกๆléuk léuk1deeply; far below the surface2deep down; inwardly; at heartแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)
During the interview, don't be anxious. Take a deep breath and answer slowly.
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พอpɔɔใกล้glâiถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaส่งงานsòng-ngaanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmรนronเพราะprɔ́ยังyangทำtamรายงานraai-ngaanไม่mâiเสร็จsèt
As the deadline approached, he started panicking because he hadn't finished the report.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunรนronเกินไปgern bpaiเวลาway-laaแข่งขันkàeng kǎnคุณkunจะjàพลาดplâatจังหวะjang-wàสำคัญsăm-kanได้dâiง่ายๆngâai ngâai
If you are too impatient and rushed during a competition, you can easily miss crucial moments.
ท่าทีtâa-tiiที่tîiดูduuรนronและlɛ́ลุกลี้ลุกลนlúk-líi-lúk-lonของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทำให้tam-hâiตำรวจdtam-rùuatสงสัยsǒng-sǎiว่าwâaเขาkǎoน่าจะnâa-jàซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngผิดกฎหมายpìt-gòt-mǎaiเอาไว้ao-wái
His anxious and frantic demeanor made the police suspect that he was hiding something illegal.
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 -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ron
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 | — | — |