รอเงก
rɔɔ-ngêekMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] wait for a long time; [to] wait endlessly
to wait for a very long time, often endlessly or until feeling frustrated (colloquial)
Examples
นัดnátนัดnát1appointment; meeting2[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet3round; match (sports)4classifier: round; match; appointment5classifier: shot; round of ammunitionกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkแปดbpɛ̀ɛtแปดbpɛ̀ɛt1eight (number)2eight (quantity)โมงmoongโมงmoong1o’clock (daytime hours)2classifier: hours (telling time)นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)เก้าgâaoเก้าgâaonineโมงmoongโมงmoong1o’clock (daytime hours)2classifier: hours (telling time)ครึ่งkrʉ̂ngครึ่งkrʉ̂ng1half (50%)2half (modifier)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâi1[to] let; allow (sb/sth to do/happen)2[to] leave/let (sb/sth) remain in a state; neglectฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)รอเงกrɔɔ-ngêekรอเงกrɔɔ-ngêek[to] wait for a long time; [to] wait endlesslyอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainคนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; sole
We planned to meet at eight, and now it's nine-thirty. You just left me waiting endlessly all by myself.
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สั่งอาหารsàng-aa-hǎanไปbpaiตั้งนานdtâng-naanแล้วแต่lɛ́ɛo-dtɛ̀ɛยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiกินginเลยləəiรอเงกrɔɔ-ngêekจนjonหิวhǐuแสบsɛ̀ɛpไส้sâiไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛo
I ordered the food ages ago but still haven't eaten. I've waited so long that my stomach is hurting from hunger.
ถ้าtâaรู้rúuว่าwâaเขาkǎoจะjàไม่mâiมาmaaตามนัดdtaam-nátฉันchǎnคงไม่kong-mâiถ่อtɔ̀ɔไปbpaiนั่งnângรอเงกrɔɔ-ngêekอยู่ที่yùu-tîiร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛเป็นbpenชั่วโมงchûua-moongหรอกrɔ̀k
If I had known he wouldn't show up for the appointment, I wouldn't have gone out of my way to sit and wait endlessly at the cafe for hours.
ระบบrá-bòpของkɔ̌ɔngหน่วยงานnùuai-ngaanนี้níiทำงานtam-ngaanล่าช้าlâa-cháaมากmâakประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonที่ไปtîi-bpaiติดต่อdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔต้องdtɔ̂ngนั่งnângรอเงกrɔɔ-ngêekกว่าจะgwàa-jàถูกtùukเรียกrîiakคิวkiu
The system of this agency is extremely slow; citizens who go to use their services have to sit and wait for a ridiculously long time before their queue is called.
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 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 | — | — |