ร่ำไร
râm-raiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] dawdle; linger; delay
To be slow to act or leave, wasting time instead of getting on with something.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มัวmuuaมัวmuua1dim; dull; not clear (appearance)2blurred; hazy; misty3[to be] preoccupied (with); waste timeร่ำไรrâm-raiร่ำไรrâm-rai1[to] dawdle; linger; delay2[to] lament; weep mournfullyเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyไม่ทันmâi-tanไม่ทันmâi-tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileเที่ยวtîiaoเที่ยวtîiao1[to] go out; hang out; travel for leisure; go clubbing2time; round (classifier)3[to] make the rounds; visit around4trip; journey; runสุดท้ายsùt-táaiสุดท้ายsùt-táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimately
Stop dawdling, or we'll miss the last bus.
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ทุกคนtúk-konรอrɔɔอยู่ที่yùu-tîiรถrótแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoยังyangมัวmuuaร่ำไรrâm-raiอยู่ในyùu-naiห้องhɔ̂ngไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmลงมาlong-maaเสียทีsǐia-tii
Everyone is already waiting by the car, but he's still dawdling in his room and won't come down.
โครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiล่าช้าlâa-cháaมาmaaมากmâakแล้วlɛ́ɛoถ้าtâaฝ่ายบริหารfàai-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanยังyangมัวmuuaร่ำไรrâm-raiไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเราraoคงkongส่งงานsòng-ngaanไม่mâiทันกำหนดtan-gam-nòt
This project is already badly delayed. If management keeps dragging its feet instead of making a decision, we probably won't meet the deadline.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiสั่งให้sàng-hâiอพยพòp-pá-yópทุกคนtúk-konต้องdtɔ̂ngออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakอาคารaa-kaanทันทีtan-tiiไม่ใช่mâi-châiมัวmuuaร่ำไรrâm-raiเก็บของgèp-kɔ̌ɔngจนjonเสี่ยงอันตรายsìiang-an-dtà-raai
When officials order an evacuation, everyone must leave the building immediately rather than waste time gathering belongings and put themselves at risk.
2VerbC1
[to] lament; weep mournfully
To cry or express sorrow in a prolonged, plaintive way.
Examples
เด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)ร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâi[to] cry; weepร่ำไรrâm-raiร่ำไรrâm-rai1[to] dawdle; linger; delay2[to] lament; weep mournfullyเรียกหาrîiak-hǎaเรียกหาrîiak-hǎa1[to] call for [sb]; [to] summon2[to] ask for [sb/sth]; call forแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’กอดgɔ̀ɔtกอดgɔ̀ɔt[to] hug; embraceปลอบbplɔ̀ɔpปลอบbplɔ̀ɔp[to] comfort; console
The little child kept crying plaintively for his mother until his grandmother came over to hug and comfort him.
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แม้mɛ́ɛเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanจะjàช่วยกันchûuai-ganปลอบbplɔ̀ɔpชายชราchaai-chá-raaก็gɔ̂ยังyangร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiร่ำไรrâm-raiเพราะprɔ́บ้านbâanที่tîiเขาkǎoอยู่yùuมาmaaตลอดชีวิตdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-chii-wítถูกtùukไฟไหม้fai-mâiจนหมดjon-mòt
Although the neighbors tried to comfort him, the old man kept crying mournfully over the fire that had destroyed his lifelong home.
แม่mɛ̂ɛยังคงyang-kongร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiร่ำไรrâm-raiอาลัยaa-laiลูกlûukผู้ล่วงลับpûu-lûuang-lápราวกับraao-gàpเสียงsǐiangคร่ำครวญkrâm-kruuanจะjàเรียกrîiakเขาkǎoกลับคืนมาglàp-kʉʉn-maaได้dâai
The mother continued to weep mournfully for her deceased child, as though her cries of grief could bring him back.
ครั้นkránได้ยินdâi-yinเพลงpleengที่tîiสามีsǎa-miiเคยkəəiร้องrɔ́ɔngให้hâiฟังfangเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiร่ำไรrâm-raiด้วยdûuaiความอาลัยkwaam-aa-laiราวกับraao-gàpความสูญเสียkwaam-sǔun-sǐiaเพิ่งpə̂ngเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan
Upon hearing the song her husband used to sing to her, she wept mournfully, as though her loss had happened only yesterday.
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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ไรraiไรrai1mite (tiny arachnid)2(colloq.) what?; wh- (shortened form of อะไร)3(colloq.) what; which4rice seedling; rice sprout (Northern/poetic)5hairline; edge of the hair (as in ไรผม)mite (tiny arachnid)Part 2
ร่ำไรrâm-raiร่ำไรrâm-rai[to] dawdle; linger; delay[to] dawdle; linger; delayWord