แรกๆ
râek râekMeanings
1AdverbA2
at first; initially; early on
in the beginning of a period; at first; initially; early on
Examples
แรกๆrâek râekแรกๆrâek râek1at first; initially; early on2early; initial; first fewมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)นิดหน่อยnít nòiนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a little; a bit2a small amount
At first, it's a little difficult.
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When I first moved here, I didn't know anyone at all.
แรกๆrâek râekผมpŏmไม่ชอบmâi chôpอาหารไทยaa-hăan taiแต่dtàeตอนนี้dton néeกินได้gin dâaiทุกอย่างtúk yàangแล้วláeo
Initially I didn't like Thai food, but now I can eat everything.
แรกๆrâek râekโครงการkrohng gaanก็gâwดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanจะjàไปbpaiได้dâiด้วยดีdûuay deeแต่dtàeหลังๆlăng lăngก็gâwเริ่มrêrmเจอjerปัญหาbpan-hăa
In the beginning, the project seemed to be going well, but later on, it started to run into problems.
2AdjectiveA2
early; initial; first few
describing the earliest part or first few members of a sequence, as in วันแรกๆ 'the first few days'; normally follows the noun or classifier
Examples
วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysแรกๆrâek râekแรกๆrâek râek1at first; initially; early on2early; initial; first fewของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)สนุกมากsà-nùk mâakสนุกมากsà-nùk mâakvery fun
The first few days of school were very fun.
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ซีรีส์see-rêeเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeตอนdtonแรกๆrâek râekไม่ค่อยmâi kôiสนุกsà-nùkแต่dtàeสนุกsà-nùkขึ้นkêunเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuai
The first few episodes of this series aren't very interesting, but it gets more and more fun.
I remember the first few years we were dating well.
ช่วงเดือนchûuang deuuanแรกๆrâek râekของkŏngการทำงานgaan tam ngaanที่têeใหม่màiมักจะmák jàยากyâakเสมอsà-mĕrเพราะpráwต้องdtôngปรับตัวbpràp dtuuaเยอะyéh
The first few months of a new job are always difficult because you have to adjust a lot.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แรกๆ said แรก-แรก?
râek râek
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
râek
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 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 | — | — |