หรูๆ
rŏo rŏoMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
fancy; stylish (informal)
informal; fairly fancy or stylish in look or quality.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offกระเป๋าgrà-bpăoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneหรูๆrŏo rŏoหรูๆrŏo rŏo1fancy; stylish (informal)2stylishly; in a fancy way (informal)
He bought a new bag that looks fancy.
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วันครบรอบwan króp rôpปีนี้bpee néeเราraoไปหาbpai hăaร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanหรูๆrŏo rŏoนั่งnângกินกันgin ganดีกว่าdee gwàa
For our anniversary this year, let's go find a fancy restaurant to eat at.
เขาkăoชอบchôpใส่sàiนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaหรูๆrŏo rŏoแต่dtàeไม่mâiจำเป็นต้องjam bpen dtôngเป็นbpenของkŏngแพงpaengเสมอไปsà-mĕr bpai
He likes to wear stylish-looking watches, but they don't always have to be expensive.
การตกแต่งภายในgaan dtòk dtàeng paai naiของkŏngคอนโดkon-dooนี้néeให้hâiความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukหรูๆrŏo rŏoแต่dtàeเข้าถึงง่ายkâo tĕung ngâaiไม่ได้mâi dâaiดูdooแพงpaengจนjonน่าอึดอัดnâa ùt-àt
This condo's interior decoration gives a stylish yet approachable feeling; it doesn't look so expensive as to be intimidating.
2AdverbB1
stylishly; in a fancy way (informal)
done in a fancy or stylish way, used in casual speech.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3intense; strong; extremeงานวันเกิดngaan wan gèrtงานวันเกิดngaan wan gèrtbirthday party; birthday celebration (event)หรูๆrŏo rŏoหรูๆrŏo rŏo1fancy; stylish (informal)2stylishly; in a fancy way (informal)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงแรมrohng raemโรงแรมrohng raemhotel; lodging establishment
He held his birthday party in a fancy way at a hotel.
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เธอterตั้งใจdtâng jaiจะjàจัดjàtงานแต่งงานngaan dtàeng ngaanแบบbàepหรูๆrŏo rŏoเลยloieจองห้องjong hôngจัดเลี้ยงjàt líiangที่têeใหญ่ที่สุดyài têe sùtของkŏngโรงแรมrohng raem
She intends to organize her wedding in a stylish way, so she booked the hotel's largest ballroom.
เขาkăoใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítหรูๆrŏo rŏoกินginอาหารaa-hăanมื้อméuuละláหลายพันlăai panทั้งๆtáng tángที่têeเงินเดือนngern deuuanก็gâwไม่ได้mâi dâaiเยอะyéh
He lives stylishly, eating meals that cost thousands of baht, even though his salary isn't high.
การตลาดgaan dtà-làatของkŏngแบรนด์braenนี้néeเน้นnénการนำเสนอgaan nam sà-nĕrสินค้าsĭn-káaแบบbàepหรูๆrŏo rŏoเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákให้hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaเป็นbpenคนkonพิเศษpí-sàytเมื่อmêuuaได้dâiครอบครองkrôp krong
This brand's marketing focuses on presenting its products in a fancy way to create an image that makes customers feel special when they own them.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หรูๆ said หรู-หรู?
rŏo rŏo
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 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
rŏo
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 | — | — |