ราด
râatMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] pour over; [to] drizzle
To pour a liquid or sauce over something so that it covers the surface, often in a thin layer (e.g., ราดน้ำปลา, ข้าวราดแกงข้าวราดแกงkâao-râat-gɛɛngrice with ready-made dishes).
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseราดrâatราดrâat1[to] pour over; [to] drizzle2[to] douse; [to] splash over3served with [sth] poured overน้ำปลาnáam-bplaaน้ำปลาnáam-bplaafish sauceลงบนlong-bonลงบนlong-bononto; upon (onto a surface)ไข่เจียวkài-jiiaoไข่เจียวkài-jiiaoThai-style omelet
Mom pours fish sauce over the omelet.
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He poured chocolate sauce over the ice cream and served it.
Before eating, she poured a thin layer of dipping sauce over the grilled pork.
เวลาwee-laaทำtamผัดไทยpàt-taiผมpǒmชอบchɔ̂ɔpราดrâatน้ำมะขามเปียกnáam-má-kǎam-bpìiakให้hâiเคลือบklʉ̂ʉapเส้นsênพอดีpɔɔ-dii
When making pad thai, I like to pour tamarind sauce so it lightly coats the noodles.
2VerbB1
[to] douse; [to] splash over
To let a large amount of liquid flow onto and cover something; to drench.
Examples
ฝนเทลงมาfǒn-tee-long-maaฝนเทลงมาfǒn-tee-long-maa[to] rain heavilyราดrâatราดrâat1[to] pour over; [to] drizzle2[to] douse; [to] splash over3served with [sth] poured overถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเปียกbpìiakเปียกbpìiak1wet; damp2[to] get wetทั่วทั้งtûua-tángทั่วทั้งtûua-táng1throughout [sth]; all over [sth]2entire; wholeสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7string; strap; band8lineage; affiliation; branch9classifier for rivers and streams
The rain poured down and drenched the road along the entire street.
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The waves crashed so hard that they drenched the small boat with seawater.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaท่อtɔ̂ɔน้ำแตกnáam-dtɛ̀ɛkน้ำnáamราดพื้นบ้านrâat-pʉ́ʉn-bâanจนjonทุกtúkห้องhɔ̂ngเปียกbpìiakชุ่มchûm
When the pipe burst, water drenched the house floor until every room was soaked.
พายุฤดูร้อนpaa-yú-rʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔnราดrâatน้ำฝนnáam-fǒnลงมาlong-maaหนักnàkจนjonหลังคาlǎng-kaaรั่วrûuaและlɛ́ผนังpà-nǎngชุ่มchûmไปbpaiทั้งtángแผงpɛ̌ɛng
The summer storm drenched everything with heavy rain, causing the roof to leak and the walls to become thoroughly soaked.
3AdjectiveB1
served with [sth] poured over
Describing food with a sauce or topping poured over it, as in ข้าวราดแกงข้าวราดแกงkâao-râat-gɛɛngrice with ready-made dishes.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketข้าวราดแกงkâao-râat-gɛɛngข้าวราดแกงkâao-râat-gɛɛngrice with ready-made dishesแบบเผ็ดbɛ̀ɛp-pètแบบเผ็ดbɛ̀ɛp-pèt1spicy version/style; in a spicy way2in a spicy wayน้อยnɔ́ɔiน้อยnɔ́ɔi1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarely
Today I want to eat rice with curry poured over it, mild spicy.
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If you like something crispy, try crispy noodles with gravy on top; you'll love it.
ผมpǒmสั่งหมูsàng-mǔuทอดtɔ̂ɔtราดrâatซอสsɔ́ɔtกระเทียมgrà-tiiamเพราะprɔ́อยากได้yàak-dâaiรสเข้มข้นrót-kêm-kônแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่เผ็ดmâi-pèt
I ordered fried pork with garlic sauce poured over it because I wanted a rich flavor without spiciness.
เมนูmee-nuuราดหน้าrâat-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngร้านนี้ráan-níiเด่นdènตรงdtrongน้ำnáamข้นkônหอมhɔ̌ɔmกลมกล่อมglom-glɔ̀ɔmที่tîiราดrâatท่วมtûuamเส้นsênกำลังดีgam-lang-dii
This place's rad na stands out for its aromatic, well-balanced thick gravy generously poured over the noodles.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
râat
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |