เร่งทำ
rêng-tamMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] hurry to do [sth]; [to] speed up doing [sth]
to do something faster; to hurry or speed up the work, often to meet a deadline.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเร่งrêngเร่งrêng1[to] hurry; speed up; accelerate2[to] urge; press; pushทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see off7wholesaleพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
I have to rush to do my homework because it's due tomorrow.
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หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaสั่งให้sàng-hâiพวกเราpûuak-raoเร่งทำrêng-tamโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiให้hâiเสร็จsètภายในpaai-naiสิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉan
The boss ordered us to speed up this project to finish it by the end of the month.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngเร่งrêngทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatบ้านbâanก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiแขกkɛ̀ɛkจะjàมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng
We need to hurry up and clean the house before the guests arrive.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นว่าhěn-wâaใกล้glâiจะjàหมดเวลาmòt-wee-laaผู้เข้าแข่งขันpûu-kâo-kɛ̀ng-kǎnทุกคนtúk-konต่างdtàangเร่งทำrêng-tamข้อสอบkɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔpให้hâiเร็วreoที่สุดtîi-sùt
Seeing that time was almost up, all the contestants rushed to finish the exam as quickly as possible.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เร่งทำ said เร่ง-ทัม?
rêng-tam
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
rêng
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เร่งrêngเร่งrêng1[to] hurry; speed up; accelerate2[to] urge; press; push[to] hurry; speed up; acceleratePart 1
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ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; make[to] do; makePart 2
เร่งทำrêng-tamเร่งทำrêng-tam[to] hurry to do [sth]; [to] speed up doing [sth][to] hurry to do [sth]; [to] speed up doing [sth]Word