ร.๙
ror gâaoMeaning
1NounA2
King Rama IX
King Rama IX (King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand); an abbreviation for the ninth reign of the Chakri Dynasty
Examples
คนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalส่วนใหญ่sùuan yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan yài1the majority; most2most (of); the majority of3mostly; mainly; largelyมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formร.๙ror gâaoร.๙ror gâaoKing Rama IXติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at home
Most Thai people have a picture of King Rama IX in their homes.
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My parents often tell me stories about King Rama IX.
โครงการkrohng gaanฝนfŏnหลวงlŭuangเป็นbpenโครงการkrohng gaanที่têeร.๙ror gâaoทรงsongคิดค้นkít kónขึ้นkêun
The Royal Rainmaking Project is a project that King Rama IX invented.
พระราชกรณียกิจprá-râat-chá-gɔɔ-rá-nee-yá-gìtมากมายmâak maaiของkŏngร.๙ror gâaoทำให้tam hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonคนไทยkon taiมีmeeความเป็นอยู่kwaam bpen yòoที่têeดีขึ้นdee kêun
The many royal duties of King Rama IX have improved the livelihoods of the Thai people.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ร.๙ said รอ-เกา?
ror gâao
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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ror
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |