เรา
raoMeanings
1PronounA1
we; us
The speaker and at least one other person; can be inclusive or exclusive depending on context.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâao[to] go eatด้วยกันdûuai-ganด้วยกันdûuai-gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellowไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Shall we go eat together today?
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Tomorrow we will go to school together.
If it rains, can we postpone the appointment to tomorrow?
เราraoอยากyàakชวนchuanเพื่อนpêuuanๆ-มาช่วยmaa chûuaiทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àatสวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-ná
We want to invite friends to come help clean the park.
2PronounB1
I; me (informal/regional)
Used by some speakers to refer to themselves informally or in certain regions/registers.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)คนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaifruit
Yesterday I went to the market alone and bought vegetables and fruit.
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เราraoอยากyàakลองlɔɔngเปลี่ยนงานbplìian-ngaanเพราะprɔ́รู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaไม่mâiท้าทายtáa-taaiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
I want to try changing jobs because I feel it's no longer challenging.
เราraoไม่แน่ใจmâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiว่าwâaจะjàสมัครsà-màkทุนtunไหนnǎiดีdiiเลยləəiขอคำแนะนำkɔ̌ɔ-kam-nɛ́-namจากjàakอาจารย์aa-jaan
I’m not sure which scholarship to apply for, so I asked the teacher for advice.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngจัดลำดับความสำคัญjàt-lam-dàp-kwaam-sǎm-kanใหม่màiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiสมดุลsǒm-dunงานngaanกับgàpชีวิตส่วนตัวchii-wít-sùuan-dtuuaของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao
Lately I need to reprioritize to balance work and personal life.
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 endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rao
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 | — | — |