เรื่อยๆ
rêuuai-rêuuaiMeanings
1AdverbB1
continuously; steadily
happening on and on without stopping; continuing steadily over time.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ฟังเพลงเบาๆfang playng bao baoฟังเพลงเบาๆfang playng bao bao1[to] listen to music quietly2[to] listen to light/relaxing musicไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuaiไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuai1[to] keep going; continue steadily2casually; without a fixed plan3so-so; just getting by (colloquial)ตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodes6[to] castrate (an animal)7[to] air-layer (a branch)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operate
He likes to listen to soft music continuously while he works.
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ถึงtĕungรถrótจะjàติดdtìtแต่dtàeการจราจรgaan jà-raa-jonก็gâwยังคงyang kongเคลื่อนตัวklêuuan dtuuaไปbpaiได้dâiเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai
Even though there's a jam, the traffic keeps moving along steadily.
หลังจากlăng jàakทะเลาะกันtá-ló ganเขาkăoก็gâwเอาแต่ao dtàeนั่งnângเงียบngîiapไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuaiไม่mâiยอมyomพูดpôotกับgàpใครkrai
After the argument, he just sat there silently on and on, refusing to talk to anyone.
ระดับน้ำrá-dàp námในnaiแม่น้ำmâe námยังคงyang kongเพิ่มสูงขึ้นpêrm sŏong kûenเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiเนื่องจากnêʉuang jàakฝนfŏnที่têeตกหนักdtòk nàkไม่หยุดmâi yùt
The water level in the river continues to rise steadily due to the non-stop heavy rain.
2AdverbB1
progressively; more and more
increasing or changing gradually as time goes by (e.g., ดีขึ้นเรื่อยๆ ‘getting better and better’).
Examples
ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai-language; in Thai3Thai (school subject)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsดีขึ้นdee kêunดีขึ้นdee kêun1[to] improve; get better2better; improved3better (to a greater degree)เรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai1continuously; steadily2progressively; more and more3leisurely; unhurriedly4so-so; nothing specialเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillฝึกfèukฝึกfèuk1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] train; coach (someone)3[to] drill; discipline (sb)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
His Thai is gradually getting better because he practices speaking every day.
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พอporตกบ่ายdtòk bàaiอากาศaa-gàatก็gâwเริ่มrêrmร้อนขึ้นrón kêunเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiจนjonฉันchănต้องdtôngเปิดbpèrtแอร์ae
When the afternoon came, the weather got gradually hotter and hotter, so I had to turn on the air conditioner.
ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเขาkăoเริ่มrêrmออกกำลังกายòk gam-lang gaaiสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapของเขาkŏng kăoก็gâwแข็งแรงkăeng raengขึ้นkêunเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai
Ever since he started exercising, his health has been gradually improving.
เมื่อmêuuaเวลาway-laaผ่านไปpàan bpaiความทรงจำkwaam song jamเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoในอดีตnai à-dèetของเขาkŏng kăoก็gâwเริ่มrêrmเลือนลางleuuan laangลงlongเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai
As time went by, his memories of past events gradually began to fade.
3AdverbB1
leisurely; unhurriedly
at a relaxed pace, without hurry or a fixed goal (e.g., เดินเล่นเรื่อยๆ ‘just strolling around’).
Examples
วันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์wan yùt sùt sàp-daaวันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์wan yùt sùt sàp-daaweekendผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ขับรถเล่นkàp rót lênขับรถเล่นkàp rót lên[to] go for a drive (for fun)ไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuaiไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuai1[to] keep going; continue steadily2casually; without a fixed plan3so-so; just getting by (colloquial)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockจุดหมายjùt măaiจุดหมายjùt măai1destination2goal; aim; objective
On the weekend, I like to just drive around aimlessly, with no destination.
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เย็นนี้yen néeไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiทำtamเลยloieว่าwâaจะjàไปbpaiเดินดูdern dooของkŏngในnaiห้างhâangเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai
I have nothing to do this evening, so I'm thinking of just strolling around and window-shopping in the mall.
เขาkăoนั่งnângอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuพิมพ์pimไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuaiพร้อมกับpróm gàpจิบjìpกาแฟgaa-faeยามเช้าyaam cháao
He sat reading the newspaper at a relaxed pace while sipping his morning coffee.
การปล่อยให้gaan bplòi hâiความคิดkwaam kítล่องลอยไปlông loi bpaiเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiโดยdoiไม่มีmâi meeกรอบgròpจำกัดjam-gàtก็gâwเป็นbpenวิธีwí-teeพักผ่อนสมองbpleuuang faiอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèung
Letting your thoughts drift along without any limits is one way to rest your mind.
4InterjectionB1
so-so; nothing special
casual reply meaning things are ordinary or nothing much is happening.
Examples
Aสบายดีไหมsà-baai dee măiสบายดีไหมsà-baai dee măi[phrase] How are you?; Are you well?Bก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai1continuously; steadily2progressively; more and more3leisurely; unhurriedly4so-so; nothing specialนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleไม่ได้mâi 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)มีอะไรmee à-raiมีอะไรmee à-rai1what is it?; what's up?2[to] have sex (euphemistic)พิเศษpí-sàytพิเศษpí-sàyt1special; exceptional2extra; additional3especially; specially; particularly
A: How are you doing? B: Just the usual, nothing special.
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Aช่วงนี้chûuang néeงานngaanเป็นยังไงbpen-yang-ngaiบ้างbâangยุ่งyûngรึเปล่าréu bplàaoBก็gâwเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiครับkrápมีmeeงานเข้าngaan kâoมาตลอดmaa dtà-lòtแต่dtàeก็gâwยังyangพอรับไหวpo ráp wăi
A: How's work lately? Are you busy? B: It's ticking along. There's always work coming in, but it's still manageable.
พอporถูกtòokถามtăamเรื่องrêuuangความรักkwaam rákเขาkăoก็gâwได้แต่dâai dtàeตอบdtòpว่าwâaก็gâwเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiเพื่อpêuuaเลี่ยงlîangที่จะtêe jàลงรายละเอียดlong raai-lá-ìiat
When asked about his love life, he could only reply, "It's going," to avoid getting into details.
Aโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkที่têeทำtamอยู่yòoเป็นไงบ้างbpen ngai bâangใกล้glâiเสร็จsètรึยังréu yangBเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiเลยloieเพื่อนpêuuanยังyangเหลือlĕuuaอีกèekเยอะyéhแต่dtàeก็gâwทำtamไปตามbpai dtaamแผนpăen
A: How's the project you're working on? Is it almost finished? B: It's just chugging along, my friend. Still a lot left, but we're following the plan.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เรื่อยๆ said เรื่อย-เรื่อย?
rêuuai-rêuuai
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 classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
rêuuai
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 | — | — |