เรื่อย
rʉ̂ʉaiMeanings
1AdverbB1
continuously; continually
happening on and on without stopping, often over a period of time
Examples
ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rainเรื่อยrʉ̂ʉaiเรื่อยrʉ̂ʉai1continuously; continually2steadily; gradually3casually; at leisureทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire nightจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเช้าcháoเช้าcháo1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morning
It kept raining all night until morning.
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เขาkǎoส่งข้อความsòng-kɔ̂ɔ-kwaamมาหาmaa-hǎaเรื่อยrʉ̂ʉaiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanจนjonวันนี้wan-níi
He has been messaging me continuously from yesterday to today.
ข่าวลือkàao leuuนี้néeแพร่กระจายprâe grà-jaaiเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiในหมู่nai mòoพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanทั้งtángบริษัทbò-rí-sàt
This rumor kept spreading continuously among employees throughout the company.
อาการไอaa-gaan aiของเขาkŏng kăoกลับมาglàp maaกวนguanเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiโดยdoiไม่mâiยอมyomหายขาดhăai kàat
His cough comes and goes, yet it keeps bothering him without fully going away.
2AdverbB1
steadily; gradually
at a constant, unhurried rate; little by little
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)เหรียญrĭianเหรียญrĭian1coin2medal3CL: เหรียญ4round metal token5crypto coin; cryptocurrencyเรื่อยrêuuaiเรื่อยrêuuai1continuously; continually2steadily; gradually3casually; at leisureๆ-ทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every dayไม่นานmâi naanไม่นานmâi naan1soon; shortly2briefly; not for longก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullกระปุกgrà-bpùkกระปุกgrà-bpùk1small jar; small pot2coin bank; piggy bank3classifier: small jars/coin banks
He saves coins little by little every day; before long the jar is full.
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The rain keeps falling at a steady rate since morning, until the roads are wet everywhere.
เธอterอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuเรื่อยrêuuaiๆ-ก่อนนอนgòn nonวันละwan láนิดnítจนjonจบjòpเล่มlêmโดยdoiไม่เร่งรีบmâi rêng reep
She reads a bit before bed, little by little, until she finishes the book without hurrying.
อาการaa-gaanของเขาkŏng kăoดีขึ้นdee kêunเรื่อยrêuuaiๆ-อย่างyàangคงเส้นคงวาkong sên kong waaแม้máeจะjàช้าcháaแต่dtàeเห็นhĕnความเปลี่ยนแปลงkwaam bplìan bplaengชัดเจนchát-jen
His condition improves steadily; though slow, the change is clearly noticeable.
3AdverbB1
casually; at leisure
in a relaxed, unhurried way, without urgency or a fixed plan
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)เดินเล่นdəən-lênเดินเล่นdəən-lên[to] stroll; walk for leisure; wander aroundริมน้ำrim-náamริมน้ำrim-náam1waterside; riverbank; waterfront2by the water; at the waterfront (locative use)ไปเรื่อยbpai-rʉ̂ʉaiไปเรื่อยbpai-rʉ̂ʉai1aimlessly; without purpose2continuously; on and on
I’m not in a hurry today; I’ll just stroll along the riverside.
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เขาkǎoขี่จักรยานkìi-jàk-grà-yaanไปเรื่อยbpai-rʉ̂ʉaiแวะwɛ́ร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอยากyàakพักpák
He cycles in a relaxed way, stopping at a café whenever he feels like resting.
พอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngวันหยุดwan-yùtฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpนั่งnângอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉไปเรื่อยbpai-rʉ̂ʉaiไม่มีmâi-miiแผนpɛ̌ɛnตายตัวdtaai-dtuua
On holidays I like to read at a relaxed pace, with no fixed plan.
ทริปtrípนี้níiตั้งใจdtâng-jaiขับรถkàp-rótเลียบทะเลlîiap-tá-leeไปเรื่อยbpai-rʉ̂ʉaiเจอjəəหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanไหนnǎiน่าสนใจnâa-sǒn-jaiก็gɔ̂แวะwɛ́ค้างkáang
For this trip, I plan to drive along the coast unhurriedly, stopping to stay overnight in any village that seems interesting.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
rʉ̂ʉai
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |