รัฟๆ
ráf ráfMeanings
1AdverbB1
roughly; approximately (slang)
in a rough, approximate, or casual way; without refinement or detail (informal/slang, from English 'rough')
Examples
เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyแผนการเดินทางpăen gaan dern taangแผนการเดินทางpăen gaan dern taangitinerary; travel planให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)รัฟๆráf ráfรัฟๆráf ráf1roughly; approximately (slang)2rough; unpolished; draft (slang)หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Could you briefly explain the travel plan to me in a rough way?
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เราraoลองlongคำนวณkam-nuuanค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàaiรัฟๆráf ráfแล้วláeoน่าจะnâa jàประมาณbprà-maanสองsŏngหมื่นmèuunบาทbàat
We've calculated the expenses roughly, and it should be around twenty thousand baht.
วันนี้wan néeประชุมbprà-chumกันganรัฟๆráf ráfไปก่อนนะbpai gòn náเดี๋ยวdĭiaoรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatค่อยkôiคุยกันkui ganพรุ่งนี้prûng-née
Let's just have a casual meeting for today; we can discuss the details tomorrow.
ผมpŏmยังไม่ได้yang mâi dâaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiเต็มร้อยdtem róiแค่kâeคิดkítไว้wáiรัฟๆráf ráfว่าwâaอาจจะàat jàย้ายyáaiไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanที่têeเชียงใหม่chiiang mài
I haven't fully decided yet, just roughly thinking that I might move to work in Chiang Mai.
2AdjectiveB2
rough; unpolished; draft (slang)
not finished or refined; crude, raw, or in draft form (informal/slang, often in 'งานรัฟๆ / แบบรัฟๆ')
Examples
นักออกแบบnák òk bàepนักออกแบบnák òk bàepdesignerส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see off7wholesaleแบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)สเก็ตช์sà-gétสเก็ตช์sà-gét1sketch (drawing)2[to] sketch (draw quickly)3sketch (brief outline)4[to] outline brieflyรัฟๆráf ráfรัฟๆráf ráf1roughly; approximately (slang)2rough; unpolished; draft (slang)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerให้ดูhâi dooให้ดูhâi doo[to] show [sb] [sth]ก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore (introducing a clause)ลงรายละเอียดlong raai-lá-ìiatลงรายละเอียดlong raai-lá-ìiat[to] go into detail; elaborate; specifyจริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)
The designer sent a rough sketch for us to see before working on the actual details.
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นี่nêeเป็นbpenแค่kâeงานเขียนngaan kĭianเวอร์ชันwêr chánรัฟๆráf ráfยังyangต้องdtôngแก้gâeคำผิดkam pìtและláeขัดเกลาkàt glaoอีกèekเยอะyéh
This is just a rough version of the writing; it still needs a lot of proofreading and polishing.
ผู้กำกับpôo gam-gàpตัดต่อdtàt dtòหนังnăngแบบbàepรัฟๆráf ráfออกมาòk maaเพื่อpêuuaดูก่อนdoo gònว่าwâaโครงเรื่องkrong rêuuangโดยรวมdoi ruuamโอเคo-kayหรือยังrĕu yang
The director put together a rough cut of the film to see if the overall plot works.
ถึงtĕungจะjàเป็นbpenแค่kâeโมเดลmoh-daynรัฟๆráf ráfแต่dtàeก็gâwพอporทำให้เห็นtam hâi hĕnภาพรวมpâap ruuamของkŏngตึกdtèukที่จะtêe jàสร้างsâangได้dâiชัดเจนchát-jen
Even though it's just a raw model, it's enough to give a clear overall picture of the building to be constructed.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รัฟๆ said รัฟ-รัฟ?
ráf ráf
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ฟ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ráf
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 | — | — |