เร่อ
rə̂əMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
awkward; gauche; out of place
awkward, clumsy, or not fitting the situation in manner or behavior; socially inappropriate or tactless
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเผลอplə̌əเผลอplə̌ə1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeเร่อrə̂əเร่อrə̂əawkward; gauche; out of placeหลุดlùtหลุดlùt1[to] come off; come loose2[to] slip out; leak3[to] escape; get free4off-target; outside the intended bounds5[to] disconnect; lose connection6[to] drop out; be left outหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseในขณะที่nai-kà-nà-tîiในขณะที่nai-kà-nà-tîi1while; at the time that2whereas; while (in contrast)ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesยืนyʉʉnยืนyʉʉn1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)ไว้อาลัยwái-aa-laiไว้อาลัยwái-aa-lai[to] mourn [sb]
He awkwardly and tactlessly let out a loud laugh while everyone was standing in mourning.
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เธอtəəรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaตัวเองdtuua-eengเร่อrə̂əมากmâakที่tîiเข้าไปkâo-bpaiทักtákคนkonผิดpìtกลางglaangห้างสรรพสินค้าhâang-sàp-pá-sǐn-káa
She felt she acted very awkwardly by greeting the wrong person in the middle of the mall.
ท่าทางtâa taangเร่อrêrๆ-ของเขาkŏng kăoตอนที่dton têeต้องdtôngนำเสนอผลnam sà-něr pǒnงานngaanต่อหน้าdtò nâaผู้บริหารระดับสูงpôo bò-rí-hăan rá-dàp sŏongทำให้tam hâiทีมงานteem ngaanทุกคนtúk konแอบàepหวั่นใจwàn jai
His awkward demeanor when presenting the project in front of top executives made the entire team secretly anxious.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะเป็นjà-bpenผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu-chîiao-chaanระดับสูงrá-dàp-sǔungแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าสังคมkâo-sǎng-komเขาkǎoกลับglàpทำtamเร่อrə̂əจนjonคนรอบข้างkon-rɔ̂ɔp-kâangรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอึดอัดʉ̀t-àt
Even though he is a high-level expert, when socializing, he acts so awkwardly that it makes those around him feel uncomfortable.
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
rə̂ə
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 | — | — |