ระ
ráMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] graze; scrape along
To make contact with a surface while moving along it, as when dragging a stick along a fence.
Examples
เด็กชายdèk-chaaiเด็กชายdèk-chaai1boy; male child2classifier: คน (person)3Master (Thai formal title for a boy)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultปลายไม้bplaai-máaiปลายไม้bplaai-máaitip of a stick; end of a piece of woodระráระrá[to] graze; scrape alongรั้วrúuaรั้วrúua1fence; enclosure2railings; barrierเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ขณะkà-nàขณะkà-nà1moment; period of time2while; at the time whenเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningกลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]หยุดyùtหยุดyùt[to] stop; halt
The boy playfully dragged the tip of a stick along the fence as he walked home, until his friend told him to stop.
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กิ่งไม้gìng-máaiที่tîiยื่นyʉ̂ʉnมาmaaข้างทางkâang-taangระráตัวถังรถdtuua-tǎng-rótจนjonเป็นรอยbpen-rɔɔiเพราะprɔ́ทางtaangแคบkɛ̂ɛpเกินกว่าgəən-gwàaจะjàขับkàpหลบlòpได้dâai
Branches jutting out beside the road scraped along the car's body and scratched it because the road was too narrow to steer clear.
เธอtəəค่อยkɔ̂iยกyókชายกระโปรงchaai-grà-bproongขึ้นkʉ̂nขณะkà-nàก้าวผ่านgâao-pàanโถงtǒongไม่mâiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiเนื้อผ้าnʉ́ʉa-pâaระráพื้นpʉ́ʉnหินhǐnที่tîiยังyangเปียกชื้นbpìiak-chʉ́ʉn
She gently lifted the hem of her skirt as she crossed the hall, keeping the fabric from trailing across the still-damp stone floor.
ยามyaamลมlomพัดpátปลายbplaaiกิ่งไผ่gìng-pàiจะjàเอนeenมาmaaระráหลังคาlǎng-kaaสังกะสีsǎng-gà-sǐiเกิดgə̀ətเสียงsǐiangแผ่วpɛ̀ɛoพร่าprâaที่tîiคนkonในบ้านnai-bâanคุ้นชินkún-chinจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ทันmâi-tanสังเกตsǎng-gèet
When the wind blows, the tips of the bamboo branches bend and scrape along the corrugated metal roof, making a faint rustling sound that the household barely notices anymore.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |