รอฉัน

rɔɔ-chǎn

Meaning

1NounA1

wait for me

a phrase used to ask someone to wait for you.

Examples

รอฉันrɔɔ-chǎnรอฉันrɔɔ-chǎnwait for meด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
Wait for me! I'm coming!
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รอฉันrɔɔ-chǎnนะnáอย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngไปbpai
Wait for me, okay? Don't go yet.
รอฉันrɔɔ-chǎnที่tîiหน้าnâaโรงหนังroong-nǎngนะnáอีกìik10นาทีnaa-tiiจะjàไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ng
Wait for me in front of the cinema, okay? I'll be there in 10 minutes.
รอฉันrɔɔ-chǎnแป๊บนึงbpɛ́p-nʉngได้ไหมdâai-mǎiฉันchǎnขอkɔ̌ɔไปbpaiเข้าห้องน้ำkâo-hɔ̂ng-náamก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
Can you wait for me for a moment? I need to go to the restroom first.

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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

รอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; await[to] waitPart 1
+
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)I; mePart 2
รอฉันrɔɔ-chǎnรอฉันrɔɔ-chǎnwait for mewait for meWord