รีๆรอๆ
ree ree ror rorMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] hesitate; [to] dilly-dally
to hesitate, delay, or dilly-dally due to indecision or reluctance
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มัวmuuaมัวmuua1dim; hazy; blurred2[to be] preoccupied (with); waste timeรีๆรอๆree ree ror rorรีๆรอๆree ree ror ror1[to] hesitate; [to] dilly-dally2hesitantly; indecisivelyอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainทำไมtam maiทำไมtam maiwhy (question word)รีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyบอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเถอะtòeเถอะtòe1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
Why are you dilly-dallying? Hurry up and tell him the truth.
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เขาkăoได้แต่dâai dtàeรีๆรอๆree ree ror rorไม่mâiกล้าglâaเคาะkóประตูbprà-dtuuห้องhôngเจ้านายjâo naaiเสียทีsĭia tee
He just kept hesitating, not daring to knock on the boss's door.
เพราะpráwเธอterมัวแต่muua dtàeรีๆรอๆree ree ror rorไม่mâiกล้าglâaลงทุนlong tunจึงjeungทำให้tam hâiพลาดplâatโอกาสทองoh-gàat tongทางธุรกิจtaang tú-rá-gìtไปbpaiอย่างyàangน่าเสียดายnâa sĭia-daai
Because she kept hesitating and didn't dare to invest, she unfortunately missed a golden business opportunity.
หากhàakพวกเราpûuak raoยังคงyang kongรีๆรอๆree ree ror rorกับgàpการตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jaiครั้งนี้kráng néeคู่แข่งkôo kàengจะต้องjà dtôngแย่งyâengลูกค้าlûuk-káaไปหมดbpai mòtแน่ๆnâe nâe
If we continue to delay on this decision, our competitors will definitely snatch all the customers away.
2AdverbB2
hesitantly; indecisively
in a hesitant, indecisive, or delaying manner
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มัวแต่muua dtàeมัวแต่muua dtàebe absorbed in; keep on (to the neglect of other things)ยืนyeunยืนyeun1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)รีๆรอๆree ree ror rorรีๆรอๆree ree ror ror1[to] hesitate; [to] dilly-dally2hesitantly; indecisivelyรีบเข้าrîip kâoรีบเข้าrîip kâo1[to] rush in; [to] enter quickly2Hurry up!ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyบอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Don't just stand there hesitating, hurry up and tell him.
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เขาkăoทำท่าtam tâaรีๆรอๆree ree ror rorไม่mâiกล้าglâaเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiห้องhôngของkŏngเจ้านายjâo naai
He acts hesitantly, not daring to enter the boss's room.
เพราะpráwมัวแต่muua dtàeทำท่าtam tâaรีๆรอๆree ree ror rorโอกาสoh-gàatก็เลยgôr loeiถูกtòokคนอื่นkon èunแย่งyâengไปก่อนbpai gòn
Because you were acting indecisively, the opportunity was taken by someone else first.
ลูกค้าlûuk-káaยืนyeunรีๆรอๆree ree ror rorอยู่yòoหน้าร้านnâa ráanตั้งนานdtâng naanก่อนจะgòn jàตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiเดินจากไปdern jàak bpai
The customer stood hesitantly in front of the store for a long time before deciding to walk away.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รีๆรอๆ said รี-รี-รอ-รอ?
ree ree ror ror
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 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
ree
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 | — | — |