เร่
rêeMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] drift; wander about
to move from place to place without staying long; to roam
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureเรียนจบriian-jòpเรียนจบriian-jòp[to] graduate; complete one's studiesเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillไม่อยู่mâi-yùuไม่อยู่mâi-yùu[to] be absent; [to] be outบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)เร่rêeเร่rêe1[to] drift; wander about2[to] peddle; hawk3itinerant; roamingเดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)จังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàtprovince
After graduation, he didn’t stay home long and roamed through many provinces.
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ช่วงchûuangหางานhǎa-ngaanผมpǒmเร่rêeไปbpaiอยู่yùuกับgàpเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanทีละtii-láเมืองmʉʉangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประหยัดbprà-yàtค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàai
While job hunting, I roamed from city to city staying with friends to save costs.
เธอterเบื่อbèuuaชีวิตchee-wítประจำbprà-jamก็เลยgôr loeiเร่râyไปตามbpai dtaamเกาะgòrต่างๆdtàang-dtàangเพื่อpêuuaค้นหาkón hăaตัวเองdtuua eng
Tired of routine life, she roamed from island to island to find herself.
หลายlǎaiปีbpiiที่tîiเขาkǎoเร่rêeอยู่yùuตามdtaamชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnทำให้tam-hâiมุมมองmum-mɔɔngต่อชีวิตdtɔ̀ɔ-chii-wítและlɛ́ผู้คนpûu-konเปลี่ยนไปbplìian-bpaiอย่างสิ้นเชิงyàang-sîn-chəəng
Years of roaming along the border completely changed his perspective on life and people.
2VerbB1
[to] peddle; hawk
to sell goods by moving around and calling out to attract customers (e.g., street peddling)
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)เข็นkěnเข็นkěn1[to] push; wheel2[to] push through with difficultyรถrótรถrótcar; vehicleผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaifruitเร่ขายrêe-kǎaiเร่ขายrêe-kǎai[to] peddle; [to] hawkไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysพร้อมprɔ́ɔmพร้อมprɔ́ɔm1ready; prepared2along with; together with3equipped; provided with4together; simultaneouslyตะโกนเรียกdtà-goon-rîiakตะโกนเรียกdtà-goon-rîiak[to] call out loudly; [to] shout for [sb]ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; client
The uncle pushed his fruit cart, peddling through the alleys while shouting to attract customers.
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ตอนเย็นdton yenจะมีjà meeแม่ค้าขายmâe káa kăaiขนมจีนkà-nŏm jeenเร่râyผ่านpàanหน้าบ้านnâa bâanทุกวันtúk wan
In the evening, a vendor peddling khanom jeen passes by the house every day.
ชายchaaiคนkonนั้นnánใช้cháiมอเตอร์ไซค์mɔɔ-dtəə-sáiติดลำโพงdtìt-lam-poongเร่ขายrêe-kǎaiไข่ไก่kài-gàiไปทั่วbpai-tûuaหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
That man uses a motorcycle with a loudspeaker to peddle eggs around the village.
พ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaเร่rêeเดินdəənตะโกนdtà-goonเสนอsà-nə̌əส่วนลดsùuan-lótเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเร่ขายrêe-kǎaiเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaให้หมดhâi-mòtก่อนgɔ̀ɔnฝนfǒnจะjàตกdtòk
The street peddler walked around shouting discounts to sell off the clothes before it rained.
3AdjectiveB2
itinerant; roaming
moving from place to place rather than remaining at a fixed location, as in พ่อค้าเร่พ่อค้าเร่pɔ̂ɔ-káa-rêepeddler; hawker 'itinerant vendor'
Examples
วงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiband; music ensembleเร่rêeเร่rêe1[to] drift; wander about2[to] peddle; hawk3itinerant; roamingไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)ตลาดนัดdtà-làat-nátตลาดนัดdtà-làat-nátperiodic/open-air market; pop-up marketหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)จังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàtprovinceเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaan1experience (knowledge/skill)2experience (event)
The itinerant band traveled to play at flea markets in many provinces to gain experience.
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ลิเกlí-gayเร่râyคณะká-náนี้néeตั้งdtângเวทีway-teeเล็กlékๆ-แล้วláeoแสดงsà-daengตามdtaamชุมชนchum-chonห่างไกลhàang glai
This itinerant likay troupe sets up a small stage and performs in remote communities.
ช่วงchûuangเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanมีmiiคณะká-náละครเร่lá-kɔɔn-rêeหลายlǎaiกลุ่มglùmตระเวนdtrà-weenแสดงsà-dɛɛngไปตามbpai-dtaamหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaรายได้raai-dâai
During the festival, several itinerant theater troupes travel from village to village to earn income.
แม่ค้าขายmâe káa kăaiขนมkà-nŏmเร่râyจับจังหวะjàp jang-wàงานวัดngaan wátได้ดีdâai deeจึงjeungเปลี่ยนbplìianเส้นทางsên taangขายkăaiตามdtaamงานบุญngaan bunต่างdtàangๆ-ทั่วtûuaอำเภอam-per
The itinerant snack vendor read the temple fair crowds well and adjusted her route to sell at various merit-making events across the district.
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
rêe
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 | — | — |