เรอะ
rə́Meanings
1ParticleA2
question particle; really? (colloquial)
A colloquial sentence-final particle used to ask a question or seek confirmation, sometimes expressing surprise, doubt, or disbelief.
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเรอะrə́เรอะrə́1question particle; really? (colloquial)2dirty; soiled; smeared
Is this yours?
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The shop is closed tomorrow?
It's raining this hard, and you're still going out for a run?
2AdjectiveB1
dirty; soiled; smeared
Dirty or soiled, especially from being smeared with dirt, stains, or other substances.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coatเรอะrə́เรอะrə́1question particle; really? (colloquial)2dirty; soiled; smearedโคลนkloonโคลนkloon1mud2[to] clone
Yesterday I fell and got mud all over my shirt.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛเห็นว่าhěn-wâaปากลูกbpàak-lûukยังyangเรอะrə́ไอศกรีมai-sà-griimอยู่yùuจึงjʉngหยิบyìpผ้าpâaมาเช็ดmaa-chétให้hâi
The mother saw that her child still had ice cream smeared around their mouth, so she picked up a cloth and wiped it off.
เขาkǎoซ่อมsɔ̂mรถrótจนjonมือmʉʉเรอะrə́น้ำมันnám-manแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂เผลอplə̌əเอามือao-mʉʉไปbpaiจับjàpเสื้อขาวsʉ̂ʉa-kǎao
He got oil on his hands while fixing the car, then absentmindedly touched his white shirt.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàปูbpuuผ้าใบpâa-baiป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไว้wáiแล้วlɛ́ɛoพื้นpʉ́ʉnห้องhɔ̂ngก็gɔ̂ยังyangเรอะrə́สีsǐiที่tîiกระเด็นgrà-denระหว่างrá-wàangทาtaaผนังpà-nǎng
Even though a protective sheet had been laid down, the floor still got stained with paint that splattered while the walls were being painted.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rə́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |