รวนเร
ruuan-reeMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
indecisive; wavering
being uncertain or unable to make a decision; hesitant or changing one's mind often.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardรวนเรruuan-reeรวนเรruuan-reeindecisive; waveringอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔk[to] resign; quit; withdrawจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)ดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
He is still hesitant about whether he should quit his job.
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พอpɔɔต้องdtɔ̂ngตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเรื่องสำคัญrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-kanเธอtəəมักจะmák-jàรวนเรruuan-reeเสมอsà-mə̌ə
When it comes to making important decisions, she is always hesitant.
ท่าทีtâa-tiiที่tîiรวนเรruuan-reeของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanทำให้tam-hâiนักลงทุนnák-long-tunขาดkàatความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânในnaiนโยบายná-yoo-baaiใหม่mài
The government's hesitant stance has caused investors to lose confidence in the new policy.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaต้องเลือกdtɔ̂ng-lʉ̂ʉakจิตใจjìt-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoกลับglàpรวนเรruuan-reeระหว่างrá-wàangความฝันkwaam-fǎnกับgàpความเป็นจริงkwaam-bpen-jing
When it was time to choose, his mind wavered between his dreams and reality.
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
ruuan
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 | — | — |