หรี่

rìi

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] dim; turn down (light/flame/sound)

To reduce the intensity or level of light, a flame, or sound (e.g., หรี่ไฟ, หรี่แก๊ส, หรี่เสียง).

Examples

ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]หรี่rìiหรี่rìi1[to] dim; turn down (light/flame/sound)2[to] squint; narrow (the eyes)ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsสว่างsà-wàangสว่างsà-wàang1bright; well-lit2[to] become bright; be illuminated3clear; evident (figurative)เกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessively
Please dim the lights; the room is too bright.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanผมpǒmหรี่rìiแก๊สgɛ́ɛtให้hâiเบาลงbao-longเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiแกงgɛɛngเดือดdʉ̀ʉatแรงrɛɛng
Yesterday I turned the gas down so the curry wouldn’t boil too hard.
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiหรี่rìiเสียงsǐiangทีวีtii-wiiเพราะprɔ́เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanข้างห้องkâang-hɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ngอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ
Tonight, turn the TV volume down because the neighbor has to study.
ระหว่างประชุมrá-wàang-bprà-chumเราraoหรี่rìiไฟfaiในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngให้hâiสลัวsà-lǔuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูสไลด์duu-sà-laiได้dâaiชัดchátขึ้นkʉ̂n
During the meeting, we dimmed the room lights so the slides could be seen more clearly.
2VerbB1

[to] squint; narrow (the eyes)

To partly close the eyes, often due to bright light or to see more clearly (e.g., หรี่ตาหรี่ตาrìi-dtaa[to] squint; [to] narrow one's eyes).

Examples

แดดจ้าdɛ̀ɛt-jâaแดดจ้าdɛ̀ɛt-jâa1bright sunlight; intense sun2sunny; very bright (weather)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toหรี่rìiหรี่rìi1[to] dim; turn down (light/flame/sound)2[to] squint; narrow (the eyes)ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4turn (in a game)5eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)เวลาออกwee-laa-ɔ̀ɔkเวลาออกwee-laa-ɔ̀ɔkdeparture timeนอกบ้านnɔ̂ɔk-bâanนอกบ้านnɔ̂ɔk-bâan1outdoors; outside the house2outdoor; out-of-home
The sun is so bright that I have to squint when going outside.
3 more examples
เขาkăoหรี่rèeตาdtaaแล้วláeoเพ่งpêngดูdooป้ายbpâaiไกลๆglai glaiเพื่อpêuuaอ่านàanตัวหนังสือdtuua năng-sĕu
He squinted and focused on the distant sign to read the letters.
เธอtəəหรี่rìiตาdtaaเพราะprɔ́ฝุ่นfùnปลิวbpliuเข้าkâoหน้าnâaเดินdəənต่อdtɔ̀ɔแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi
She squinted because dust blew into her face and could barely keep walking.
พอporเห็นhĕnเงาngaoไกลๆglai glaiเขาkăoก็gâwหรี่rèeตาdtaaเพื่อpêuuaตรวจdtrùuatให้แน่ใจhâi nâe jaiว่าwâaเป็นbpenคนkonที่รู้จักtêe róo jàkหรือไม่rĕu mâi
Upon seeing a distant silhouette, he squinted to make sure whether it was someone he knew.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ร puts this syllable in high class.
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

rìi

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

High class + Mai ek → Low

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

1[to] dim; turn down (light/flame/sound)

2[to] squint; narrow (the eyes)