ริอ่าน
rí-àanMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] think of attempting [sth]; venture to do [sth]
To think of doing something or dare to try it, often when doing so is seen as wrong or too bold.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ริอ่านrí-àanริอ่านrí-àan[to] think of attempting [sth]; venture to do [sth]โกงgoongโกงgoong1[to] cheat; swindle; rig2bent; bowed; hunchedข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpexam; exam paper; exam questionเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)จับได้jàp-dâaiจับได้jàp-dâai1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw; get (by drawing lots)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; 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)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ลงโทษlong-tôotลงโทษlong-tôot[to] punish [sb]; impose a penalty
Don't even think about cheating on the exam, because you'll be punished if you get caught.
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เขาkǎoยังyangไม่เคยmâi-kəəiทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìtแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpริอ่านrí-àanกู้gûuเงินก้อนngən-gɔ̂ɔnใหญ่yàiไปbpaiเปิดbpə̀ətร้านráanทั้งที่táng-tîiไม่มีmâi-miiแผนpɛ̌ɛnอะไรà-raiเลยləəi
He has never run a business, yet he has the audacity to take out a huge loan to open a shop without any plan at all.
อย่าyàaริอ่านrí-àanใช้cháiตำแหน่งหน้าที่dtam-nɛ̀ng-nâa-tîiเป็นbpenเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉแสวงหาผลประโยชน์sà-wɛ̌ɛng-hǎa-pǒn-bprà-yòotส่วนตนsùuan-dtonเพราะprɔ́อำนาจam-nâatที่tîiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonมอบให้mɔ̂ɔp-hâiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมีmiiไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสนองsà-nɔ̌ɔngความโลภkwaam-lôopของkɔ̌ɔngใครkrai
Do not dare use your official position for personal gain, because the power entrusted to you by the public is not there to serve anyone's greed.
ในnaiสายตาsǎai-dtaaของkɔ̌ɔngผู้มีอำนาจpûu-mii-am-nâatคนธรรมดาkon-tam-má-daaที่tîiริอ่านrí-àanตั้งคำถามdtâng-kam-tǎamกับgàpคำสั่งkam-sàngย่อมyɔ̂mถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเป็นภัยbpen-paiแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเพียงpiiangต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanความเป็นธรรมkwaam-bpen-tamก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
In the eyes of those in power, ordinary people who dare question orders are seen as a threat, even if all they seek is fairness.
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
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)[to] readPart 2
ริอ่านrí-àanริอ่านrí-àan[to] think of attempting [sth]; venture to do [sth][to] think of attempting [sth]; venture to do [sth]Word