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rɛ̂ɛk

Meanings

1AdjectiveA1

first; earliest; initial

first in order or time; the earliest or initial one

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นคนแรกbpen-kon-rɛ̂ɛkเป็นคนแรกbpen-kon-rɛ̂ɛk[to] be the first personที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)
He was the first person to arrive at the event.
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ฉันchǎnนั่งnângที่นั่งtîi-nângแรกrɛ̂ɛkในnaiแถวหน้าtɛ̌ɛo-nâa
I'm sitting in the first seat of the front row.
รถrótคันkanแรกrɛ̂ɛkออกɔ̀ɔkเวลาwee-laaเจ็ดjètโมงmoong
The first car departs at seven o'clock.
วันนี้wan-níiเป็นbpenวันทำงานwan-tam-ngaanวันแรกwan-rɛ̂ɛkของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
Today is his first day of work.
2AdverbA2

at first; initially

at the beginning; in the initial stage

Examples

ช่วงแรกchûuang-rɛ̂ɛkช่วงแรกchûuang-rɛ̂ɛk1initial period; early stage2at first; initiallyเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ผิดพลาดpìt-plâatผิดพลาดpìt-plâat1[to] be wrong; be erroneous2faulty; incorrectบ่อยbɔ̀iบ่อยbɔ̀ioften; frequently
At the beginning, we made mistakes often.
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ในnaiช่วงแรกchûuang-rɛ̂ɛkผมpǒmยังyangไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiบทเรียนbòt-riian
At first, I still didn’t understand the lesson.
ในnaiระยะแรกrá-yá-rɛ̂ɛkทีมงานtiim-ngaanมีmiiแค่kɛ̂ɛสามsǎamคนkon
In the initial stage, the team had only three people.
ในnaiช่วงแรกchûuang-rɛ̂ɛkของkɔ̌ɔngโครงการkroong-gaanเราraoเน้นnénเก็บข้อมูลgèp-kɔ̂ɔ-muunก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iวิเคราะห์wí-krɔ́
At the beginning of the project, we focused on gathering data first and then analyzing.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

rɛ̂ɛk

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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——

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛk1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginning
  • at first; initially; originally
  • the first part; the beginning
ทีแรกtii-rɛ̂ɛkทีแรกtii-rɛ̂ɛkat first; initially

at first; initially

เบื้องต้นbʉ̂ʉang-dtônเบื้องต้นbʉ̂ʉang-dtôn1basic; introductory; preliminary2initially; at first; preliminarily3the outset; initial stage
  • basic; introductory; preliminary
  • initially; at first; preliminarily
  • the outset; initial stage
ที่หนึ่งtîi-nʉ̀ngที่หนึ่งtîi-nʉ̀ng1first; number one (ordinal)2first place; top rank3supremely; exceptionally; the best (postposed)
  • first; number one (ordinal)
  • first place; top rank
  • supremely; exceptionally; the best (postposed)
ปฐมbpà-tǒmปฐมbpà-tǒmfirst; initial; primary

first; initial; primary