ร้อง
rɔ́ɔngMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] cry; weep
To shed tears; to cry.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ร้องróngร้องróng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingๆ-ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมุมmumมุมmum1corner2angle3point of view; perspectiveห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: rooms
The child sat crying quietly in the corner.
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Yesterday she cried because she was homesick.
As soon as he got the bad news, he cried with tears streaming nonstop.
เธอtəəกลั้นglânน้ำตาnáam-dtaaไว้wáiไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ร้องrɔ́ɔngต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaทุกคนtúk-kon
She couldn’t hold back her tears and ended up crying in front of everyone.
2VerbA2
[to] sing
To produce musical sounds with the voice.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ร้องเพลงróng playngร้องเพลงróng playng[to] sing (a song)ง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyๆ-ตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodอาบน้ำàap náamอาบน้ำàap náam1[to] bathe; [to] take a bath/shower2[to] bathe [sb/sth]
I like to sing simple songs while showering.
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Last night he sang a love song on the school stage.
We will sing the birthday song for our friend when the cake arrives.
เธอtəəร้องrɔ́ɔngประสานเสียงbprà-sǎan-sǐiangได้dâaiเพราะprɔ́และlɛ́ควบคุมkûuap-kumลมหายใจlom-hǎai-jaiดีมากdii-mâakทำให้tam-hâiโชว์chooออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaลื่นไหลlʉ̂ʉn-lǎi
She sings harmony beautifully and has excellent breath control, which makes the performance smooth.
3VerbB1
[to] shout; call out
To make a loud sound with the voice; to call out or exclaim.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintดังมากdang-mâakดังมากdang-mâak1very loud2very famous; highly popularเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asควันไฟkwan-faiควันไฟkwan-faismoke (from a fire)
He shouted loudly when he saw the smoke.
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ได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangเธอtəəร้องเรียกrɔ́ɔng-rîiakจากjàakหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanฉันchǎnเลยləəiรีบrîipออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiดูduu
I heard her calling out from the front of the house, so I hurried out to check.
The children shouted for help when they got lost in the park.
พอpɔɔประตูbprà-dtuuปิดbpìtติดขัดdtìt-kàtเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ร้องrɔ́ɔngขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaว่าwâaระวังrá-wangเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทุกคนtúk-konหยุดyùtขยับkà-yàp
When the door jammed, he cried out, 'Watch out!' to make everyone stop moving.
4VerbB2
[to] complain; lodge a complaint
To formally complain or file a grievance/appeal with an authority.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอำเภอam-pəəอำเภอam-pəə1district (administrative unit)2district office / district town (metonymy)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetชำรุดcham-rútชำรุดcham-rútdamaged; defective; broken; worn-outมานานmaa-naanมานานmaa-naanfor a long time (up to now)
Villagers filed a complaint at the district office about the road having been damaged for a long time.
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ผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanร้องrɔ́ɔngต่อdtɔ̀ɔสายการบินsǎai-gaan-binเพราะprɔ́เที่ยวบินล่าช้าtîiao-bin-lâa-cháa
Passengers lodged a complaint with the airline because the flight was delayed.
เขาkǎoยื่นyʉ̂ʉnหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉร้องrɔ́ɔngต่อdtɔ̀ɔผู้pûuตรวจการdtrùuat-gaanแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-dinให้hâiตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpการจัดซื้อจัดจ้างgaan-jàt-sʉ́ʉ-jàt-jâang
He submitted a petition to the Ombudsman to investigate the procurement process.
สมาคมผู้บริโภคsà-maa-kom-pûu-bɔɔ-rí-pôokร่วมกันrûuam-ganร้องrɔ́ɔngต่อdtɔ̀ɔหน่วยงานnùuai-ngaanกำกับgam-gàpหลังlǎngพบpópหลักฐานlàk-tǎanค่าบริการkâa-bɔɔ-rí-gaanไม่เป็นธรรมmâi-bpen-tam
The consumer association collectively filed a complaint with the regulator after finding evidence of unfair fees.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rɔ́ɔng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |