กระแอม
grà-ɛɛmMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] clear [one's] throat; cough lightly
To make a sound like a slight cough, typically to clear the throat or to attract attention.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกระแอมgrà-aemกระแอมgrà-aem[to] clear [one's] throat; cough lightlyเบาๆbao baoเบาๆbao bao1gently; softly; quietly; lightly; slightly; mildly2casually; in a relaxed way; not too seriouslyก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk about
He cleared his throat lightly before starting to speak.
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I feel an itch in my throat, so I have to keep clearing it.
ผมpǒmกระแอมgrà-ɛɛmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเรียกrîiakพนักงานเสิร์ฟpá-nák-ngaan-sə̀əpแต่dtɛ̀ɛดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanเขาkǎoจะjàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiยินyin
I cleared my throat to call the waiter, but it seemed he didn't hear.
ประธานbprà-taanในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumกระแอมgrà-ɛɛmออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaอย่างyàangมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanว่าwâaผู้พูดpûu-pûutหมดเวลาmòt-wee-laaแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The chairman cleared his throat meaningfully, as a signal that the speaker's time was up.
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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แอมɛɛmแอมɛɛm1ampere; amp (unit of electric current)2amp (amplifier; informal)ampere; amp (unit of electric current)Part 2
กระแอมgrà-ɛɛmกระแอมgrà-ɛɛm[to] clear [one's] throat; cough lightly[to] clear [one's] throat; cough lightlyWord