เรือ
rʉʉaMeaning
1NounA1
boat; ship; vessel
a watercraft for traveling or transporting on water, from small boats to large ships
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooเรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmท่าเรือtâa-rʉʉaท่าเรือtâa-rʉʉa1pier; dock2port; harbor
We went to the island by a small boat from the pier.
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Grandpa has a wooden boat for paddling in the canal.
เช้านี้cháao-níiมีmiiเรือrʉʉaขนkǒnสินค้าเข้าsǐn-káa-kâoออกɔ̀ɔkท่าtâaอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
This morning, cargo boats continuously went in and out of the port.
In the evening, we took a ferry boat to go home.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rʉʉa
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 | — | — |