เรโทร
ree-tooMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
retro; vintage-inspired
in a style that deliberately echoes or is inspired by fashions, designs, or pop culture from earlier decades
Examples
คาเฟ่kaa-fêeคาเฟ่kaa-fêecafé; coffee shopแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níi1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)ตกแต่งdtòk-dtɛ̀ngตกแต่งdtòk-dtɛ̀ng1[to] decorate; adorn2[to] retouch; touch up; embellishในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สไตล์sà-dtaiสไตล์sà-dtai1style; manner2fashion; aestheticเรโทรree-tooเรโทรree-too1retro; vintage-inspired2retro (style)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughย้อนยุคyɔ́ɔn-yúkย้อนยุคyɔ́ɔn-yúk1retro; vintage-style; throwback2to go retro; to revive an old style
This café is decorated in a retro style, making customers feel like they've gone back in time.
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She likes to wear brightly colored, retro-style clothes.
มิวสิกวิดีโอmiu-sìk-wí-dii-ooนี้níiให้hâiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kเรโทรree-tooแบบbɛ̀ɛpยุคyúk90sตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaหน้าnâaผมpǒmไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngการตัดต่อgaan-dtàt-dtɔ̀ɔ
This music video gives off a retro 90s vibe, from the fashion and hairstyles to the editing.
ผู้ออกแบบpûu-ɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpจงใจjong-jaiเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiฟอนต์fɔɔnแบบbɛ̀ɛpเรโทรree-tooเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเข้ากับkâo-gàpคอนเซปต์kɔɔn-sêepโดยรวมdooi-ruuamของkɔ̌ɔngผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-pan
The designer deliberately chose a retro-style font to match the overall concept of the product.
2NounB2
retro (style)
a style or trend that imitates or revives elements from the past
Examples
ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)แฟชั่นfɛɛ-chânแฟชั่นfɛɛ-chân1fashion; style2fashion; fashion-related (attributive)แนวเรโทรnɛɛo-ree-tooแนวเรโทรnɛɛo-ree-tooretro style; vintage styleกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesกลับมาglàp-maaกลับมาglàp-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yomเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yom1popular; widely liked2[to] be popular; be in demandอีกครั้งìik-krángอีกครั้งìik-krángagain; once more
The retro fashion trend is becoming popular again right now.
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ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpความเป็นkwaam-bpenเรโทรree-tooเพราะprɔ́มันmanมีเสน่ห์mii-sà-hèenที่tîiไม่เหมือนใครmâi-mʉ̌ʉan-krai
I like retro because it has a unique charm.
หลายคนlăai konสับสนsàp-sŏnระหว่างrá-wàangเรโทรray-trohกับgàpวินเทจwin-têtแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแล้วláeoสองsŏngอย่างนี้yàang néeมีความหมายmee kwaam-măaiต่างกันdtàang gan
Many people confuse retro with vintage, but actually, these two have different meanings.
ความนิยมkwaam-ní-yomของkɔ̌ɔngเรโทรree-tooสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความโหยหาอดีตkwaam-hǒoi-hǎa-à-dìitของkɔ̌ɔngผู้คนpûu-konในnaiยุคปัจจุบันyúk-bpàt-jù-ban
The popularity of retro reflects the nostalgia people in the modern era feel for the past.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เรโทร said เร-โท?
ree-too
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ree
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 | — | — |