เร่งมือ

rêng-mʉʉ

Meaning

1VerbA2

[to] hurry up; speed up [one’s work]

to work faster or increase one’s pace to finish sooner; to hasten one’s work

Examples

ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)หมดเวลาmòt-wee-laaหมดเวลาmòt-wee-laatime's upแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เร่งมือrêng-mʉʉเร่งมือrêng-mʉʉ[to] hurry up; speed up [one’s work]หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Time is almost up, work faster!
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngเร่งมือrêng-mʉʉทำงานtam-ngaanให้hâiเสร็จsètก่อนgɔ̀ɔnฝนตกfǒn-dtòk
We have to hurry up and finish the work before it rains.
เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiช่างchâangต้องdtɔ̂ngเร่งมือrêng-mʉʉซ่อมsɔ̂mหลังคาlǎng-kaaให้hâiเสร็จsèt
Yesterday, the technician had to hasten their work to finish repairing the roof.
ทุกtúkคนในทีมkon-nai-tiimต้องdtɔ̂ngเร่งมือrêng-mʉʉกันganหน่อยnɔ̀iเพราะprɔ́ลูกค้าlûuk-káaอยากได้yàak-dâaiของkɔ̌ɔngภายในpaai-naiวันศุกร์นี้wan-sùk-níi
Everyone on the team needs to work faster because the client wants the product by this Friday.

Tones

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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

เร่งrêngเร่งrêng1[to] hurry; speed up; accelerate2[to] urge; press; push[to] hurry; speed up; acceleratePart 1
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มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)handPart 2
เร่งมือrêng-mʉʉเร่งมือrêng-mʉʉ[to] hurry up; speed up [one’s work][to] hurry up; speed up [one’s work]Word

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