กระจอก
grà-jɔ̀ɔkMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
inferior; mediocre; insignificant
of poor quality or low skill; unimpressive or trivial; often mildly derogatory
Examples
ฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉ1skill; craftsmanship; workmanship2workmanship; handiwork3handiwork; doingแค่นี้kɛ̂ɛ-níiแค่นี้kɛ̂ɛ-níi1this much; only this2only to this extent; just this far3that's all; that's it (to close or conclude)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)กระจอกgrà-jɔ̀ɔkกระจอกgrà-jɔ̀ɔk1inferior; mediocre; insignificant2sparrowมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Skills like this are very unimpressive.
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Don't give up on such a trivial problem.
เขาkǎoคิดว่าkít-wâaหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiกระจอกgrà-jɔ̀ɔkแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnว่าwâaมันmanก็สนุกดีgɔ̂-sà-nùk-dii
He thinks this movie is of poor quality, but I think it's quite fun.
เมื่อเทียบกับmʉ̂ʉa-tîiap-gàpผลงานชิ้นเอกpǒn-ngaan-chín-èekของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoแล้วlɛ́ɛoงานngaanชิ้นchínล่าสุดlâa-sùtนี่nîiดูduuจะjàกระจอกgrà-jɔ̀ɔkไปเลยbpai-ləəi
Compared to his masterpiece, this latest work seems quite mediocre.
2NounB1
sparrow
A sparrow, commonly called นกกระจอกนกกระจอกnók-grà-jɔ̀ɔksparrow; a small seed-eating bird.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asนกกระจอกnók-grà-jɔ̀ɔkนกกระจอกnók-grà-jɔ̀ɔksparrowเกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)5[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)สายไฟsǎai-faiสายไฟsǎai-fai1electric wire/cable2power cord
I saw a sparrow perching on the power line.
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Sparrows like to build nests under the eaves of houses.
A flock of sparrows flew down to eat the rice that the farmers had laid out to dry.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเป็นbpenนกnókที่tîiพบเห็นpóp-hěnได้dâaiทั่วไปtûua-bpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛวงจรชีวิตwong-jɔɔn-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngนกกระจอกnók-grà-jɔ̀ɔkก็gɔ̂มีmiiความน่าสนใจkwaam-nâa-sǒn-jaiไม่น้อยmâi-nɔ́ɔi
Although it is a common bird, the life cycle of a sparrow is quite interesting.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กร, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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จอกjɔ̀ɔkจอกjɔ̀ɔk1small cup; shot2water lettuce; Pistia3classifier: small cups/shotssmall cup; shotPart 2
กระจอกgrà-jɔ̀ɔkกระจอกgrà-jɔ̀ɔkinferior; mediocre; insignificantinferior; mediocre; insignificantWord