เร็ว
reoMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
fast; quick (speed/time)
Moving or happening at high speed; taking a short amount of time.
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
That car is moving very fast.
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The rice cooks quickly.
The staff finished the work fast within half an hour.
The internet at my home downloads files much faster than before.
2AdverbA1
quickly; fast
At high speed; in a short time.
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This car runs very fast.
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เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoฉันchǎnรีบrîipทำงานtam-ngaanให้hâiเสร็จsètเร็วreoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปbpaiขึ้นkʉ̂nรถไฟrót-fai
This morning, I hurried to finish work quickly to catch the train.
She walked faster than her friends and got home first.
3AdjectiveB2
early; soon
Before the usual or expected time, or after only a short interval; sometimes implying too soon in context.
Examples
หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanเตือนdtʉʉanเตือนdtʉʉan1[to] remind2[to] warn3[to] caution; admonishว่าการwâa-gaanว่าการwâa-gaan[to] administer; direct official affairsกลับไปglàp-bpaiกลับไปglàp-bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2back (directional, after verbs)3[to] revert; return to a previous state/activityออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiออกกำลังกายɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaai[to] exercise; work outตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)เร็วเกินไปreo-gəən-bpaiเร็วเกินไปreo-gəən-bpaitoo fastอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)เจ็บjèpเจ็บjèp1sore; painful2[to] hurt; be in pain3hurt (emotionally)4injuredซ้ำsámซ้ำsám1again; repeatedly2[to] repeat; do again3duplicate; repeated; identical4on top of that; moreover (worsening)
The doctor warned that returning to exercise now is too early and may cause re-injury.
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ประกาศbprà-gàatผลpǒnเร็วreoไปbpaiทำให้tam-hâiหลายคนlǎai-konไม่มีmâi-miiเวลาwee-laaตรวจdtrùuatคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔp
The results were announced too early, leaving many people no time to check their answers.
การปล่อยgaan-bplɔ̀iข่าวkàaoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaเร็วreoเกินควรgəən-kuuanและlɛ́อาจàatทำให้tam-hâiสังคมsǎng-komตื่นตระหนกdtʉ̀ʉn-dtrà-nòk
Releasing news before verification is too early and may cause public panic.
การสรุปgaan-sà-rùpคดีká-diiตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛยังyangสอบสวนsɔ̀ɔp-sǔuanไม่mâiครบkrópถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaเร็วเกินไปreo-gəən-bpaiและlɛ́เสี่ยงsìiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâat
Concluding the case while the investigation is incomplete is too early and prone to mistakes.
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 syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
reo
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 | — | — |