รอ
rɔɔMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] wait
to stay where you are or delay action until someone or something arrives or happens
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1face2front; frontage3page4next; upcoming5in front; at the front6season; time of yearโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
I am waiting in front of the school.
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Please wait a moment.
Yesterday I waited a long time for the bus.
Can you wait for me at the station tomorrow?
2VerbA2
[to] wait for; await
to wait with the expectation that someone or something will come or happen
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toป้ายรถเมล์bpâai-rót-meeป้ายรถเมล์bpâai-rót-meebus stop
I'm waiting for him at the bus stop.
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The children are waiting for gifts from their parents in the evening.
We’ve messaged already and are waiting for the teacher’s reply.
ผมpǒmรอrɔɔข่าวkàaoรับrápเข้าkâoทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnเพราะprɔ́หวังว่าwǎng-wâaจะมีjà-miiอีเมลยืนยันii-meen-yʉʉn-yanมาmaa
I waited for the admission news all night, hoping a confirmation email would arrive.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rɔɔ
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 | — | — |