Speed up in Thai

“Speed up” in Thai is เร่งrêng.

เร่ง rêng

to speed up, to rush; to turn up (the volume) verb

rêng falling

Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

How to use it

เร่งrêng is making something go faster: a car, a job, a person. เร่งหน่อยrêng nàwy asks a driver to speed up, and อย่าเร่งyàa rêng asks someone not to rush you. It's also turning up the volume, เร่งเสียงrêng sǐang; turning it down is ลดเสียงlót sǐang. When you hurry yourself, it's รีบrîip: รีบหน่อยrîip nàwy, hurry up.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

rayng
rehng

More verbs in Thai

All verbs

เป็น bpen Be
to be (a nationality, a job, a role)
มี mii Have
to have
ไป bpai Go
to go
มา maa Come
to come
กิน gin Eat
to eat
ดื่ม dùuem Drink
to drink

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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