ร้อยที
rɔ́ɔi-tiiMeaning
1AdverbB2
a hundred times; countless times (hyperbole)
a hundred times; also used hyperbolically to mean very many times or repeatedly.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)โทรไปหาtoo-bpai-hǎaโทรไปหาtoo-bpai-hǎa[to] call (sb) by phoneเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillร้อยทีrɔ́ɔi-tiiร้อยทีrɔ́ɔi-tiia hundred times; countless times (hyperbole)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)รับสายráp-sǎaiรับสายráp-sǎai[to] answer a call; pick up (the phone)สักครั้งsàk-krángสักครั้งsàk-krángonce; at least once; even once
I’ve called him a hundred times, but he still hasn’t picked up even once.
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Mom has told you a hundred times to clean your room—why haven’t you done it yet?
เขาkǎoขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôotร้อยทีrɔ́ɔi-tiiจนjonเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเริ่มrə̂əmรำคาญram-kaanแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiแก้gɛ̂ɛนิสัยní-sǎiเดิมdəəm
He apologized a hundred times until his friends got annoyed, yet he still hasn’t changed his ways.
ฉันchǎnทวนtuuanโน้ตnóotร้อยทีrɔ́ɔi-tiiจนjonขึ้นใจkʉ̂n-jaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔขึ้นkʉ̂nเวทีwee-tiiกลับglàpลืมlʉʉmบรรทัดban-tátแรกrɛ̂ɛkเฉยเลยchə̌əi-ləəi
I rehearsed the notes a hundred times until they were ingrained, but once on stage I suddenly forgot the first line.
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
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ร้อยrɔ́ɔiร้อยrɔ́ɔi1one hundred (100)2[to] string; thread; link together3[to] compose verse; write in poetic formone hundred (100)Part 1
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ทีtiiทีtii1turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shot2time; occasion; instance3classifier: times; hits; strokes; attempts4please; for me (request particle)turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shotPart 2
ร้อยทีrɔ́ɔi-tiiร้อยทีrɔ́ɔi-tiia hundred times; countless times (hyperbole)a hundred times; countless times (hyperbole)Word