ระรัว
rá-ruuaMeanings
1AdverbB2
rapidly; in quick succession
in quick, continuous succession; one after another rapidly (e.g., knocks, shots, beats)
Examples
ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toตกหนักdtòk-nàkตกหนักdtòk-nàk1[to] fall heavily; rain heavily2[to] fall heavily on [sb/sth]; be chiefly borne by [sb]เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneหยดน้ำyòt-náamหยดน้ำyòt-náam1a drop of water; water droplet2teardrop shapeกระทบgrà-tópกระทบgrà-tóp1[to] affect; impact2[to] hit; strike; come into contact withหลังคาlǎng-kaaหลังคาlǎng-kaaroofดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeกระหน่ำgrà-nàmกระหน่ำgrà-nàm1[to] pound; pelt; come down in torrents2[to] do relentlessly; do in rapid or repeated successionระรัวrá-ruuaระรัวrá-ruua1rapidly; in quick succession2[to] do [sth] rapidly in successionจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofคุยกันkui-ganคุยกันkui-gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)
Rain started pouring, the drops hit the roof in rapid succession so loudly we could hardly hear each other.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaประตูbprà-dtuuปิดbpìtไม่mâiสนิทsà-nìtเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanก็gɔ̂เคาะkɔ́ระรัวrá-ruuaจนjonฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipไปbpaiเปิดbpə̀ət
When the door wasn’t shut properly, my friend knocked rapidly one after another until I hurried to open it.
จังหวะกลองjang-wà-glɔɔngที่tîiนักดนตรีnák-don-dtriiตีdtiiกันganระรัวrá-ruuaทำให้tam-hâiหัวใจhǔua-jaiเต้นdtênตามdtaamอย่างyàangตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtên
The drummer’s beats, coming in quick succession, made my heart pound along excitedly.
ทันทีที่tan-tee têeพลุplúถูกtòokจุดjùtเสียงsĭiangระเบิดrà-bèrtก็gâwดังdangระรัวrá-ruuaเป็นชุดbpen chútๆ-จนjonท้องtóngฟ้าสว่างไสวfáa sà-wàang sà-wăi
As soon as the fireworks were lit, explosions sounded rapidly in succession in bursts, brightening the sky.
2VerbB2
[to] do [sth] rapidly in succession
to perform or produce actions in quick, repeated succession (e.g., fire shots, tap, knock, or speak rapidly)
Examples
เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneเคาะkɔ́เคาะkɔ́1[to] knock; tap2[to] tap/hammer [sth] to shape or test3[to] finalize; approve; settle (a decision)4[to] fix; settle on (a price)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)ดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeระรัวrá-ruuaระรัวrá-ruua1rapidly; in quick succession2[to] do [sth] rapidly in successionจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsหันไปhǎn-bpaiหันไปhǎn-bpai1[to] turn (physically) toward another direction2[to] turn to; switch to; shift toward (fig.)มองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; consider
The rapid knocking on the door made everyone in the room turn to look.
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เธอtəəพิมพ์pimข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaamตอบกลับdtɔ̀ɔp-glàpระรัวrá-ruuaเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanกลัวgluuaจะjàพิมพ์pimไม่ทันmâi-tan
She typed replies rapidly as if afraid she wouldn't keep up.
ผู้สื่อข่าวpûu-sʉ̀ʉ-kàaoยิงyingคำถามkam-tǎamระรัวrá-ruuaทำให้tam-hâiโฆษกkoo-sòkตอบdtɔ̀ɔpแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ทันmâi-tan
Reporters fired off questions in quick succession, making it hard for the spokesperson to respond in time.
กลองสแนร์glɔɔng-sà-nɛ̌ɛถูกtùukตีdtiiระรัวrá-ruuaสร้างจังหวะsâang-jang-wàเร่งเร้าrêng-ráoให้hâiเพลงpleengพุ่งขึ้นpûng-kʉ̂n
The snare drum was played in rapid succession, creating an urgent rhythm that drove the song upward.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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รัวruuaรัวruua1[to] do rapidly/repeatedly2rapid; in quick bursts3[to] drum/roll (music)[to] do rapidly/repeatedlyPart 2
ระรัวrá-ruuaระรัวrá-ruuarapidly; in quick successionrapidly; in quick successionWord