ริ
ríMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] dare; [to] venture
to dare or attempt (often with a slightly reproachful or presumptuous tone, as in starting to do something one is not ready for)
Examples
ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)คู่มือkûu-mʉʉคู่มือkûu-mʉʉmanual; handbookไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)จบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduateก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ริríริrí1[to] dare; [to] venture2[to] begin; [to] initiateซ่อมsɔ̂mซ่อมsɔ̂m[to] repair; fixเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3classifier: machines/devices4equipment; gear5aircraft; plane (colloq.)6assortment/set (pref.)7attire; ornaments; regaliaแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)หรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)
You haven’t even finished reading the manual and you already dare to try fixing the machine?
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เพิ่งpêrngฝึกfèukไม่นานmâi naanก็ริgâw ríลงแข่งlong kàengระดับประเทศrá-dàp bprà-têhtน่าเป็นห่วงnâa bpen hùuangนะná
You’ve barely trained and you’re already attempting to compete at the national level? That’s worrisome.
ความรู้kwaam-rúuพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎanยังyangไม่แน่นmâi-nɛ̂nแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpริríจะjàเปิดbpə̀ətคอร์สสอนkɔ́ɔt-sɔ̌ɔnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเสียแล้วsǐia-lɛ́ɛo
Your fundamentals aren’t solid yet, but you already dare to start offering courses to others.
งานเก่าngaan-gàoยังyangสะสางsà-sǎangไม่mâiเสร็จsètเขาkǎoกลับglàpริríรับrápโปรเจ็กต์bproo-jèkใหม่màiเพิ่มpə̂əmอีกอย่างìik-yàangไม่ไตร่ตรองmâi-dtrài-dtrɔɔng
He hasn’t finished clearing his old tasks, yet he dares to take on a new project without due consideration.
2VerbB2
[to] begin; [to] initiate
To begin thinking of or undertaking something, often implying presumption or an attempt beyond one's abilities or standing.
Examples
เพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only nowหัดhàtหัดhàt1[to] practice; train; learn (by doing)2measles (rubeola)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)กีตาร์gee-dtaaกีตาร์gee-dtaaguitarไม่กี่mâi gèeไม่กี่mâi gèea few; not manyวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysก็ริgâw ríก็ริgâw ríew; icky; gross (Thai slang)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)แต่งเพลงdtàeng playngแต่งเพลงdtàeng playng[to] compose a songซะsáซะsá1imperative/emphatic particle2completive/emphatic particle (colloq.)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
He’s only been learning guitar for a few days and already starts to compose songs.
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ยังyangทำกับข้าวtam gàp kâaoไม่คล่องmâi klôngก็ริgâw ríจะjàเปิดbpèrtร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanเองayngเสียแล้วsĭia láew
She’s not even good at cooking yet, but she’s already starting to open her own restaurant.
อ่านàanโค้ดkóhtไม่ค่อยmâi kôiออกòkก็ริgâw ríจะjàรีวิวree wiuระบบrá-bòpคนอื่นkon èunเขาkăoเลยloieท้วงtúuangให้hâiไปbpaiศึกษาsèuk-săaก่อนgòn
He can barely read the code but has begun to review others’ systems, so they told him to study first.
พอporได้dâiทุนtunเล็กน้อยlék nóiเขาkăoก็ริgâw ríจะjàขยายkà-yăaiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtไปbpaiต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtทั้งที่táng têeยังyangไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo jaiกฎระเบียบgòt rá-bìiapพื้นฐานpĕun tăan
Once he got a small grant, he started to expand the business abroad even though he still didn’t understand basic regulations.
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 syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rí
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 | — | — |