รนหา
ron-hǎaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] ask for trouble; [to] seek trouble
to deliberately seek trouble, danger, or a bad situation; to bring trouble upon oneself
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyยุ่งyûngยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)วัยรุ่นwai rûnวัยรุ่นwai rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2teenage; for teens; youthful3adolescence; the teenage yearsกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groupsนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)กลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]รนronรนron[to] be hurried; [to] be impatientหาเรื่องhăa rêuuangหาเรื่องhăa rêuuang1[to] pick a fight; provoke2[to] seek a pretext3[to] court troubleเปล่าbplàoเปล่าbplào1empty; blank; bare2no; not; nothing3for free; without payment4or not?; yes-or-no question marker (colloquial)5plain; without additions or accompaniments6in vain; for nothingๆ-
Don't mess with that group of teenagers; it'll just be asking for trouble for no reason.
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การขับรถgaan kàp rótเร็วreoตอนdtonฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkและláeถนนลื่นtà-nŏn lêunแบบนี้bàep néeมันmanรนหาron-hăaที่têeตายdtaaiชัดchátๆ-
Driving fast during heavy rain and on slippery roads like this is clearly seeking death.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpทำตัวtam-dtuuaอวดเก่งùuat-gèngและlɛ́ไปbpaiท้าทายtáa-taaiนักเลงnák-leengเจ้าถิ่นjâao-tìnถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการgaanรนหาron-hǎaความเดือดร้อนkwaam-dʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnใส่ตัวsài-dtuuaโดยแท้dooi-tɛ́ɛ
He likes to show off and challenge the local thugs, which is truly bringing trouble upon himself.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunไม่มีmâi meeหลักฐานlàk tăanที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jaynการไปgaan bpaiกล่าวหาglàao hăaผู้มีอำนาจpôo mee am-nâatก็gâwเหมือนmĕuuanรนronหาเรื่องใส่ตัวhăa rêuuang sài dtuua
If you don't have clear evidence, accusing someone in power is like asking for trouble.
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
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contact[to] look for; search forPart 2
รนหาron-hǎaรนหาron-hǎa[to] ask for trouble; [to] seek trouble[to] ask for trouble; [to] seek troubleWord