ร่อแร่
rɔ̂ɔ-rɛ̂ɛMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
in critical condition; near collapse
to be in a very bad state and close to failing or dying; on the verge of collapse.
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanป่วยหนักbpùuai-nàkป่วยหนักbpùuai-nàk[to] be seriously illจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofอาการaa-gaanอาการaa-gaan1symptom2state; condition3manner; comportmentร่อแร่rɔ̂ɔ-rɛ̂ɛร่อแร่rɔ̂ɔ-rɛ̂ɛin critical condition; near collapseหมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdทำใจtam-jaiทำใจtam-jai1[to] come to terms; resign oneself2[to] brace oneself; steel oneself
My grandmother is so critically ill that her condition is on the verge of death; the doctor told the family to prepare themselves.
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บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoกำลังgam-langร่อแร่rɔ̂ɔ-rɛ̂ɛเพราะprɔ́ขาดทุนkàat-tunติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganมาmaaหลายlǎaiไตรมาสdtrai-mâat
His company is on the verge of collapse because it has been losing money for several consecutive quarters.
ระบบrá-bòpสาธารณสุขsǎa-taa-rá-ná-sùkของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศbprà-têetกำลังgam-langอยู่ในyùu-naiภาวะpaa-wáร่อแร่rɔ̂ɔ-rɛ̂ɛเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakต้องdtɔ̂ngรับมือráp-mʉʉกับgàpผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiจำนวนมหาศาลjam-nuuan-má-hǎa-sǎan
The country's public health system is in a critical state as it has to cope with an enormous number of patients.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanทางการเงินtaang-gaan-ngənจะjàร่อแร่rɔ̂ɔ-rɛ̂ɛเต็มทีdtem-tiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiยอมแพ้yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛและlɛ́พยายามpá-yaa-yaamหาhǎaทางแก้ไขtaang-gɛ̂ɛ-kǎi
Even though his financial situation was on the brink of collapse, he refused to give up and tried to find a solution.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
rɔ̂ɔ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |