ร้ายๆ

ráai ráai

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

bad; wicked; nasty

Reduplicated form of ร้ายร้ายráai1evil; wicked; malicious2severe; grave; serious3fierce; vicious; dangerous, describing bad, wicked, or harmful people or things; normally follows the noun it modifies.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ร้ายๆráai ráaiร้ายๆráai ráai1bad; wicked; nasty2at worst (ร้ายๆ ก็ ...)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardมองโลกในแง่ดีmong lôhk nai ngâe deeมองโลกในแง่ดีmong lôhk nai ngâe dee1optimistic; positive-minded2[to] be optimistic; look on the bright side
He's been through a lot of bad things, but he still remains optimistic.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiคิดถึงkít tĕungเรื่องrêuuangร้ายๆráai ráaiเลยloieมันmanจะjàทำtamให้hâiเราraoไม่สบายใจmâi sà-baai jaiเปล่าๆbplào bplào
Don't think about bad things; it will just make you feel uneasy for no reason.
ในnaiข่าวkàaoมีแต่mee dtàeเรื่องrêuuangร้ายๆráai ráaiเช่นchênอาชญากรรมàat-chá-yaa-gamและláeอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètจนjonฉันchănไม่mâiกล้าglâaดูทีวีdoo tee weeแล้วláeo
There are only bad things in the news, like crime and accidents, to the point that I don't dare to watch TV anymore.
หนังสือnǎng-sĕuเล่มlêmนี้néeเล่าถึงlâo tĕungชะตากรรมchá-dtaa gamของkŏngผู้คนpôo konที่têeต้องdtôngเผชิญกับphà-chern gàpเหตุการณ์hèt gaanร้ายๆráai ráaiในช่วงnai chûuangสงครามsŏng-kraam
This book tells the fate of people who had to face terrible events during the war.
2AdverbB2

at worst (ร้ายๆร้ายๆráai ráai1bad; wicked; nasty2at worst (ร้ายๆ ก็ ...) ก็ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption marker ...)

idiomatic pattern ร้ายๆร้ายๆráai ráai1bad; wicked; nasty2at worst (ร้ายๆ ก็ ...) ก็ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption marker ...: at worst; in the worst case

Examples

ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needกังวลgang-wonกังวลgang-won1worried; anxious2[to] worry; be anxious (about)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousหรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)ร้ายๆráai ráaiร้ายๆráai ráai1bad; wicked; nasty2at worst (ร้ายๆ ก็ ...)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsหน่อยเดียวnòi diieoหน่อยเดียวnòi diieo1only a little; just a bit2a small amount (of) (after a noun)3for a moment; just a moment
Don't worry too much. At worst, we'll just be a little late.
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ลองlongสมัครsà-màkไปก่อนbpai gònไม่ได้mâi dâaiก็gâwไม่เป็นไรmâi bpen raiร้ายๆráai ráaiก็gâwแค่kâeเสียเวลาsĭia wee-laaเขียนkĭianใบสมัครbai sà-màk
Just try applying. It's okay if you don't get it. In the worst case, you'll just have wasted some time filling out the application.
ร้ายๆráai ráaiการลงทุนgaan long tunครั้งนี้kráng néeก็gâwอาจจะàat jàขาดทุนkàat tunแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่ถึงกับmâi tĕung gàpทำให้tam hâiบริษัทbò-rí-sàtล้มละลายlóm lá-laai
At worst, this investment might result in a loss, but it's not enough to make the company go bankrupt.
ถึงจะtĕung jàทำtamข้อสอบkôr sòpไม่ค่อยmâi kôiได้dâiแต่dtàeร้ายๆráai ráaiก็gâwคงไม่kong mâiสอบตกsòp dtòkหรอกròkเพราะpráwมีmeeคะแนนเก็บká-naen gèpช่วยchûuaiอยู่yòo
Even though I didn't do well on the exam, in the worst case, I probably won't fail because my coursework scores will help.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ร้ายๆ said ร้าย-ร้าย?

ráai ráai

Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

ráai

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1bad; wicked; nasty