รีไทร
rii-traiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] retire (loanword, colloquial)
to retire from work; to stop working permanently, usually because of age; informal loanword from English; standard Thai: เกษียณเกษียณgà-sǐian1[to] retire2retired
Examples
คุณพ่อkun-pɔ̂ɔคุณพ่อkun-pɔ̂ɔ1father; Dad (polite)2Father (Catholic priest)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)รีไทรrii-traiรีไทรrii-trai[to] retire (loanword, colloquial)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ปีหน้าbpii-nâaปีหน้าbpii-nâanext year
My father will retire next year.
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เขาkăoเก็บเงินgèp ngernเยอะมากyér mâakเพราะpráwอยากจะyàak jàรีไทรree-taiเร็วๆreo reoแล้วláeoไปbpaiใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítอยู่yòoต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt
He is saving a lot of money because he wants to retire early and go live upcountry.
พอpɔɔรีไทรrii-traiแล้วlɛ́ɛoป้าbpâaของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnก็gɔ̂มีmiiเวลาwee-laaดูแลduu-lɛɛสวนดอกไม้sǔuan-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiที่บ้านtîi-bâanทุกวันtúk-wan
After retiring, my aunt has time to take care of her flower garden at home every day.
หลายคนlǎai-konกังวลgang-wonเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangสถานะทางการเงินsà-tǎa-ná-taang-gaan-ngənหลังจากlǎng-jàakรีไทรrii-traiเพราะprɔ́ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnรับมือráp-mʉʉกับgàpค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiไว้wáiล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâa
Many people worry about their financial situation after they retire because they haven't planned ahead for expenses.
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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รีไทรrii-traiรีไทรrii-trai[to] retire (loanword, colloquial)[to] retire (loanword, colloquial)Word