ระยะๆ
rá-yá rá-yáMeanings
from time to time; intermittently
happening periodically or off and on, with breaks in between; often used as เป็นระยะๆเป็นระยะๆbpen rá-yá rá-yáintermittently; off and on; from time to time
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at intervals (spatial)
occurring at spaced intervals along a route or area (e.g., มีป้อมตั้งอยู่ระยะๆ)
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ระยะๆ said ระ-ยะ-ระ-ยะ?
rá-yá rá-yá
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |