กระผม
grà-pǒmMeaning
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I; me (very polite male)
a very polite first-person pronoun used by males, often in formal or respectful contexts
Examples
กระผมgrà-pǒmกระผมgrà-pǒmI; me (very polite male)ชื่อchʉ̂ʉชื่อchʉ̂ʉ1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownธนาtá-naaธนาtá-naaThana (male given name)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forฝากเนื้อฝากตัวfàak-nʉ́ʉa-fàak-dtuuaฝากเนื้อฝากตัวfàak-nʉ́ʉa-fàak-dtuua[to] entrust oneself to [sb]'s careด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
My name is Thana; nice to meet you.
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เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiกระผมgrà-pǒmไปbpaiยื่นเอกสารyʉ̂ʉn-èek-gà-sǎanที่tîiสำนักงานsǎm-nák-ngaanครับkráp
Yesterday I went to submit documents at the office.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiกระผมgrà-pǒmจะjàเข้าพบkâo-pópผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanเวลาwee-laaเก้าgâaoโมงmoongครับkráp
Tomorrow I will meet the manager at nine o’clock.
กระผมgrà-pǒmขออนุญาตkɔ̌ɔ-à-nú-yâatชี้แจงchíi-jɛɛngรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatเพิ่มเติมpə̂əm-dtəəmหากhàakท่านtânสะดวกsà-dùuakครับkráp
I would like to provide further clarification, if that’s convenient for you.
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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กระผมgrà-pǒmกระผมgrà-pǒmI; me (very polite male)I; me (very polite male)Word