รีรอ
rii-rɔɔMeaning
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[to] hesitate; delay; linger
[Thai] to be slow, hesitant, or put something off; to wait around without deciding or acting; often used as a mild reproach for unnecessary delay
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มัวmuuaมัวmuua1dim; dull; not clear (appearance)2blurred; hazy; misty3[to be] preoccupied (with); waste timeรีรอrii-rɔɔรีรอrii-rɔɔ[to] hesitate; delay; lingerอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîibefore (introducing a clause)โอกาสoo-gàatโอกาสoo-gàat1chance; opportunity2occasion3likelihood; probabilityจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)หลุดมือlùt-mʉʉหลุดมือlùt-mʉʉ1[to] slip out of one's hand2[to] slip out of one's grasp (figurative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
Don't just hesitate, hurry up and decide before the opportunity slips away.
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เขาkǎoเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛรีรอrii-rɔɔไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmส่งงานsòng-ngaanสักทีsàk-tiiจนjonใกล้glâiจะjàหมดเขตmòt-kèetแล้วlɛ́ɛo
He keeps putting it off and won't submit the work, and now the deadline is very close.
ในnaiสถานการณ์ฉุกเฉินsà-tǎa-ná-gaan-chùk-chə̌ənเช่นนี้chên-níiเราraoไม่มีmâi-miiเวลาwee-laaมารีmaa-riiรอrɔɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอrɔɔคำสั่งkam-sàngจากjàakใครkrai
In an emergency situation like this, we don't have time to wait around for orders from anyone.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaโอกาสoo-gàatมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngตรงหน้าdtrong-nâaแล้วlɛ́ɛoก็gɔ̂ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanจะjàรีรอrii-rɔɔอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiเพราะprɔ́มันmanอาจàatไม่mâiกลับมาglàp-maaอีกìikเป็นbpenครั้งที่สองkráng-tîi-sɔ̌ɔng
When an opportunity presents itself, you shouldn't hesitate any longer, because it might not come back a second time.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rii
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
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รีรอrii-rɔɔรีรอrii-rɔɔ[to] hesitate; delay; linger[to] hesitate; delay; lingerWord