ร้าง
ráangMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
abandoned; deserted
left empty and unused for a long time (e.g., a building, village)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรถไฟrót-faiรถไฟrót-fai1train2railway; rail serviceเลิกlə̂əkเลิกlə̂ək1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] end; be over (class/work/event)3[to] break up; separate4[to] cancel; abolish; discontinueผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughสถานีsà-tǎa-niiสถานีsà-tǎa-nii1transport station2broadcasting station3service station/baseก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneร้างráangร้างráang1abandoned; deserted2[to] become deserted; be abandoned3separated (spouses) [formal/lit.]เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingจนได้jon-dâaiจนได้jon-dâai1ended up (resultative, often undesired)2eventually; in the end; after allยินyinยินyin[to] hear; feel (literary or in compounds)เสียงลมsǐiang-lomเสียงลมsǐiang-lomsound of wind; wind noise
Once trains stopped passing, the station looked bleak and empty, so quiet you could hear the wind.
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ทุ่งกว้างtûng-gwâangที่tîiเคยkəəiมีmiiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanทำไร่tam-râiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiร้างráangไร้ráiคนkonและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiเสียงนกsǐiang-nók
The wide fields that villagers once farmed are now bleak, with no people and no birdsong.
หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanบนbonภูเขาpuu-kǎoดูduuร้างráangอย่างyàangน่าใจหายnâa-jai-hǎaiแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛตอนกลางวันdtɔɔn-glaang-wanก็gɔ̂แทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่มีmâi-miiวี่แววwîi-wɛɛoของkɔ̌ɔngชีวิตchii-wít
The mountain village looked desolate to a heartbreaking degree; even at midday there was barely a sign of life.
หลังlǎngฝนแล้งfǒn-lɛ́ɛngยาวนานyaao-naanทะเลสาบtá-lee-sàapแห้งผากhɛ̂ɛng-pàakและlɛ́ชายฝั่งchaai-fàngก็gɔ̂ร้างráangว่างเปล่าwâang-bplàaoจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kหดหู่hòt-hùu
After a prolonged drought, the lake dried up and the shores became bleak and empty, leaving a depressing feeling.
สถานีรถไฟsà-tǎa-nii-rót-faiเก่าgàoเริ่มrə̂əmทรุดโทรมsút-soomเพราะprɔ́ร้างráangมานานmaa-naanจนjonหญ้าyâaขึ้นkʉ̂nเต็มdtemชานชาลาchaan-chaa-laa
The old train station has deteriorated because it has been left unused for so long that grass has overgrown the platform.
โรงงานrohng ngaanริมrimแม่น้ำร้างmâe náam ráangตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtซบเซาsóp saoทำให้tam hâiชุมชนchum-chonรอบๆrôp rôpเงียบเหงาngîiap ngăo
The riverside factory has been deserted since the economic downturn, making the surrounding community quiet.
วังwangเก่าgàoถูกทิ้งร้างtùuk-tíng-ráangหลังlǎngเปลี่ยนbplìianรัชสมัยrát-chá-sà-mǎiอาคารaa-kaanจึงjʉngผุพังpù-pangและlɛ́สถาปัตยกรรมsà-tǎa-bpàt-dtà-yá-gamงดงามngót-ngaamถูกtùukปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiเสื่อมสภาพsʉ̀ʉam-sà-pâap
The old palace was left abandoned after the change of reign, so the buildings decayed and the beautiful architecture was left to deteriorate.
2VerbB2
[to] become deserted; be abandoned
to become or remain empty and without people for a long time; of a place
Examples
สนามกีฬาsà-nǎam-gii-laaสนามกีฬาsà-nǎam-gii-laasports field; stadium; sports groundหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureหมู่mùuหมู่mùu1group; cluster2Moo (village unit; address)3classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)4category; classบ้านร้างbâan-ráangบ้านร้างbâan-ráangabandoned house; deserted houseมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastใช้งานchái-ngaanใช้งานchái-ngaan1[to] use; make use of2[to] operate; run (a device/system)3[to] put (a person/animal) to work
The stadium behind the village has been deserted for years, with no one using it.
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ร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛที่tîiเคยkəəiคึกคักkʉ́k-kákกลับglàpร้างráangหลังจากlǎng-jàakถนนtà-nǒnสายsǎaiใหม่màiเปิดbpə̀ət
The once-busy café became deserted after the new road opened.
โรงงานroong-ngaanเก่าgàoริมแม่น้ำrim-mɛ̂ɛ-náamถูกtùukทิ้งtíngให้hâiร้างráangจนjonเถาวัลย์tǎo-wanปกคลุมbpòk-klumเต็มdtemกำแพงgam-pɛɛng
The old riverside factory was left abandoned for so long that vines covered its walls.
เมื่อmêuuaเหมืองmĕuuangปิดbpìtเมืองmeuuangทั้งtángเมืองmeuuangค่อยkôiๆ-ร้างráangผู้คนpôo konทยอยtá-yoiย้ายออกyáai òkจนjonเงียบงันngîiap ngan
When the mine closed, the whole town gradually became deserted as people moved away, leaving it silent.
3AdjectiveC1
separated (spouses) [formal/lit.]
of spouses, to live apart or be estranged (literary/formal usage)
Examples
หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureทะเลาะกันtá-ló ganทะเลาะกันtá-ló gan[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ภรรยาpan-rá-yaaภรรยาpan-rá-yaawife (formal/neutral)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerร้างráangร้างráang1abandoned; deserted2[to] become deserted; be abandoned3separated (spouses) [formal/lit.]กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainคนละkon-láคนละkon-lá1each; per person2apiece; each; per person3separate; different (for each)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง
After a serious quarrel, he and his wife lived apart in separate homes.
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ทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiร้างráangกันganชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทบทวนtóp-tuuanความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panและlɛ́ดูแลจิตduu-lɛɛ-jìtใจjaiตนเองdton-eeng
The two decided to live apart temporarily to reflect on their relationship and care for their mental well-being.
แม้máeยังyangมิได้mí dâiหย่าyàaขาดkàatแต่dtàeสามีภรรยาsăa-mee pan-rá-yaaคู่kôoนั้นnánก็gâwร้างráangกันganมานานmaa naanจนjonญาติพี่น้องyâat pêe nóngต่างdtàangรับรู้ráp rúuเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangสามัญsăa-man
Though not formally divorced, the couple has long been estranged, a fact commonly acknowledged by their relatives.
เขียนkĭianเล่าlâoด้วยdûuayน้ำเสียงnám sĭiangเรียบrîiapขรึมkrĕumว่าwâaเราraoร้างráangกันganด้วยdûuayความเข้าใจkwaam kâo jaiมิใช่mí châiด้วยdûuayความชิงชังkwaam ching chang
He wrote in a sober tone, 'We live apart out of understanding, not out of hatred.'
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
ráang
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 | — | — |