ราตรี
raa-dtriiMeaning
1NounB1
night; nighttime (formal/literary)
Night; the period of darkness from evening until morning. More formal or literary than ‘กลางคืนกลางคืนglaang-kʉʉn1night; nighttime2at night; during the night/คืนคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4back; in return5[to] return; come back (literary)’.
Examples
ก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔnก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔn1before bed; before sleeping; at bedtime2bedtime (as a modifier)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatราตรีสวัสดิ์raa-dtrii-sà-wàtราตรีสวัสดิ์raa-dtrii-sà-wàtgood night (formal/polite)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects
Before bed, Mom said, “Good night, dear.”
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ในnaiงานพิธีngaan-pí-tiiเขาkǎoกล่าวคำอวยพรglàao-kam-uuai-pɔɔnให้hâiราตรีนี้raa-dtrii-níiสงบsà-ngòpและlɛ́เป็นสิริมงคลbpen-sì-rí-mong-kon
At the ceremony, he offered a blessing for this night to be peaceful and auspicious.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบรรยายban-yaaiราตรีraa-dtriiอันanเงียบสงัดngîiap-sà-ngàtดุจdùtผืนpʉ̌ʉnกำมะหยี่gam-má-yìi
The poem describes the night as silent like a velvet cloth.
เราraoจะjàออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangในnaiยามราตรีyaam-raa-dtriiเพราะprɔ́อากาศเย็นaa-gàat-yenสบายsà-baaiกว่าgwàa
We will travel at night because the weather is cooler.
ในnaiราตรีraa-dtriiอันanยาวนานyaao-naanเธอtəəนั่งมองnâng-mɔɔngดาวdaaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoคิดkítถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâan
During the long night, she sat gazing at the stars and thought of home.
The traffic grew quiet as the night wore on into the late hours.
แม้mɛ́ɛราตรีraa-dtriiจะjàมืดมิดmʉ̂ʉt-mítแต่dtɛ̀ɛแสงไฟsɛ̌ɛng-faiริมทางrim-taangก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongชี้นำchíi-namให้เราhâi-raoไม่mâiหลงทางlǒng-taang
Even though the night is pitch-black, the streetlights still guide us so we don’t lose our way.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangราตรีraa-dtriiอันanเยียบเย็นyîiap-yenเสียงsǐiangสวดsùuatกังวานgang-waanเป็นระลอกbpen-rá-lɔ̂ɔkในnaiลานวัดlaan-wát
Amid the chill of the night, chants resonated in waves across the temple courtyard.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
raa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ราraaราraa1mold; mildew2we two; both of us (archaic/literary)3[to] desist; stop; let upmold; mildewPart 1
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ราตรีraa-dtriiราตรีraa-dtriinight; nighttime (formal/literary)night; nighttime (formal/literary)Word