ร้อย
rɔ́ɔiMeanings
1NounA1
one hundred (100)
the number 100
Examples
นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสมุดsà-mùtสมุดsà-mùt1notebook; exercise book2booklet; record book; ledgerร้อยrɔ́ɔiร้อยrɔ́ɔi1one hundred (100)2[to] string; thread; link together3[to] compose verse; write in poetic formเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องสมุดhɔ̂ng-sà-mùtห้องสมุดhɔ̂ng-sà-mùtlibrary
There are one hundred notebooks in the library.
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Write the number one hundred on the board.
Tomorrow the shop will discount each item by one hundred baht.
2VerbB1
[to] string; thread; link together
to pass a thread, wire, or similar through items or to link items together in a line
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ร้อยด้ายrɔ́ɔi-dâaiร้อยด้ายrɔ́ɔi-dâai1[to] thread a needle2[to] string with threadเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6rice (archaic; dialectal)7[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)รูruuรูruu1hole; opening2burrow; animal hole3orifice; bodily openingเข็มkěmเข็มkěm1needle; pin2syringe needle3hand (of a clock); pointer4compass needle5ixoraจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofพร้อมprɔ́ɔmพร้อมprɔ́ɔm1ready; prepared2along with; together with3equipped; provided with4together; simultaneouslyเย็บผ้าyép-pâaเย็บผ้าyép-pâa[to] sew (clothes/fabric)
I thread the thread through the needle hole until it’s ready to sew.
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Yesterday Mom strung jasmine flowers into a garland for Grandma.
He threaded beads of various colors together into a long necklace.
ช่างchângประดับbprà-dàpใช้cháiลวดlûuatเส้นsênบางbaangร้อยrɔ́ɔiโคมไฟkoom-faiหลายlǎaiใบbaiเข้าด้วยกันkâo-dûuai-ganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจัดเป็นชุดjàt-bpen-chútแขวนkwɛ̌ɛn
The decorator used thin wire to link several lamps together into a hanging set.
3VerbC1
[to] compose verse; write in poetic form
to create or arrange words in verse or poetic structure
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ให้เราhâi raoให้เราhâi rao1[to] give us; [to] give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usร้อยróiร้อยrói1one hundred (100)2[to] string; thread; link together3[to] compose verse; write in poetic formคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)กลอนglonกลอนglon1latch; bolt (door fastener)2poem; verse; poetic meter/formสั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2short (time; brief)3conciseๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)เหตุการณ์hèt gaanเหตุการณ์hèt gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: days
The teacher had us weave words into a short verse to describe a day’s events.
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เธอtəəพยายามpá-yaa-yaamร้อยrɔ́ɔiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamให้hâiเป็นbpenกลอนglɔɔnที่tîiไหลลื่นlǎi-lʉ̂ʉnและlɛ́มีmiiสัมผัสคล้องจองsǎm-pàt-klɔ́ɔng-jɔɔngในnaiทุกtúkบทbòt
She tries to compose her words into verses that flow smoothly and rhyme in every stanza.
กวีgà-wiiร้อยrɔ́ɔiวลีwá-liiธรรมดาtam-má-daaให้hâiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenภาพพจน์pâap-pótที่tîiสะเทือนใจsà-tʉʉan-jaiจนjonผู้อ่านpûu-àanรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kร่วมrûuamไปbpaiกับgàpเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raao
The poet strings ordinary phrases into poignant imagery, making readers empathize with the story.
เขาkǎoร้อยrɔ́ɔiเสียงsǐiangเงียบngîiapและlɛ́ช่องว่างchɔ̂ng-wâangระหว่างrá-wàangคำkamให้hâiกลายglaaiเป็นจังหวะbpen-jang-wàลุ่มลึกlûm-lʉ́kที่tîiบอกเล่าbɔ̀ɔk-lâoความหมายkwaam-mǎaiมากกว่าmâak-gwàaสิ่งที่sìng-tîiปรากฏbpraa-gòt
He weaves silence and the spaces between words into a profound rhythm that conveys more than what appears.
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
rɔ́ɔi
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 | — | — |