หรือไง
rʉ̌ʉ-ngaiMeaning
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or what?; really?
a particle added to the end of a statement to turn it into a question, often expressing surprise, disbelief, or mild annoyance; similar to "or what?" or "is that it?".
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)หรือไงrʉ̌ʉ-ngaiหรือไงrʉ̌ʉ-ngaior what?; really?
You're not going to eat, or what?
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Do you see me as a fool or something, lying to me like this?
บอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiรอrɔɔแป๊บเดียวbpɛ́p-diiaoนี่nîiผ่านไปpàan-bpaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongนึงnʉngแล้วlɛ́ɛoนะnáจะjàให้hâiรอrɔɔทั้งวันtáng-wanหรือไงrʉ̌ʉ-ngai
You told me to wait a moment, but an hour has passed. Do you expect me to wait all day, or what?
คุณkunคิดว่าkít wâaการขอโทษgaan kŏr tôhtลวกๆlûuak lûuakมันmanจะjàลบล้างlóp láangความผิดkwaam pìtที่têeคุณkunทำได้tam dâiทั้งหมดtáng mòtหรือไงrĕu ngai
Do you really think a careless apology can erase all the wrong you've done, or what?
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 classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ร puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
rʉ̌ʉ
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
หรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)or (choice/alternative)Part 1
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ไงngaiไงngai1hey; yo (very casual attention-getter)2what's up?; how's it going? (casual)3how; in what way (colloq.)4emphatic reminder/identifier (…ไง ‘you know’)hey; yo (very casual attention-getter)Part 2
หรือไงrʉ̌ʉ-ngaiหรือไงrʉ̌ʉ-ngaior what?; really?or what?; really?Word