ร้องไห้
rɔ́ɔng-hâaiMeaning
1VerbA1
[to] cry; weep
to shed tears because of sadness, pain, or strong emotion
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâai[to] cry; weepเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ng1[to] miss [sb/sth]; long for2[to] think of; remember [sb/sth]แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
She cries because she misses her mom.
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That child cries when his toy is lost.
Last night I cried because I watched a sad movie.
When the wound hurt, he cried but tried to keep quiet.
The child sobbed, crying until trembling.
She sobbed with repeated gasps after seeing the bad news.
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเขาkăoร้องไห้róng hâiจนjonหายใจhăai jaiติดขัดdtìt kàtต้องdtôngหยุดพักyùt pákเป็นช่วงbpen chûuangๆ-
Last night he cried in sobs until his breathing was labored, having to pause repeatedly.
พอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงสะอื้นsǐiang-sà-ʉ̂ʉnเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เข้าไปkâo-bpaiกอดgɔ̀ɔtเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanที่tîiกำลังgam-langร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiไม่mâiเป็นจังหวะbpen-jang-wà
Upon hearing the sobs, he went to hug his friend who was crying in convulsive bursts.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ร้องrɔ́ɔngร้องrɔ́ɔng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaint[to] cry; weepPart 1
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ร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâai[to] cry; weep[to] cry; weepWord