ร่ำลา
râm-laaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] say goodbye; [to] bid farewell
To say goodbye or bid farewell, often in a formal or emotional way when parting for a long time.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปเรียนbpai-riianไปเรียนbpai-riian[to] go to study; [to] go to schoolต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet1abroad; foreign countries2foreign; overseas3abroad; overseasวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทานข้าวtaan-kâaoทานข้าวtaan-kâao[to] have a meal; [to] eat (polite)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofร่ำลาrâm-laaร่ำลาrâm-laa[to] say goodbye; [to] bid farewellกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
He is going to study abroad tomorrow, so today we came to have a meal to say our goodbyes.
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เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanจัดงานเลี้ยงjàt ngaan líiangเล็กๆlék lékเพื่อpêuuaร่ำลาrâm laaฉันchănก่อนที่gòn têeจะjàย้ายyáaiไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanที่têeเชียงใหม่chiiang mài
My friends held a small party to bid me farewell before I move to work in Chiang Mai.
ฉากchàakที่tîiพระเอกprá-èekต้องdtɔ̂ngร่ำลาrâm-laaนางเอกnaang-èekเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปรบbpai-rópเป็นbpenฉากchàakที่tîiเศร้าsâoที่สุดtîi-sùtในnaiหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níi
The scene where the male protagonist has to bid farewell to the female protagonist to go to war is the saddest scene in this movie.
การgaanร่ำลาrâm-laaบุคคลbùk-konอันanเป็นที่รักbpen-tîi-rákโดยdooiไม่รู้mâi-rúuว่าwâaจะได้jà-dâaiเจอกันjəə-ganอีกìikเมื่อไหร่mʉ̂ʉa-ràiนั้นnánเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiบีบคั้นbìip-kánหัวใจhǔua-jaiอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
Saying goodbye to a loved one without knowing when you will see them again is an extremely heart-wrenching thing.
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
râm
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ร่ำrâmร่ำrâm1repeatedly; again and again2[to] say repeatedly; [to] utter persistently3[to] perfume; [to] scentrepeatedly; again and againPart 1
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ลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] take leave; request leavedonkeyPart 2
ร่ำลาrâm-laaร่ำลาrâm-laa[to] say goodbye; [to] bid farewell[to] say goodbye; [to] bid farewellWord