กระไร(grà-rai)
Meanings
1PronounB2
what (archaic/poetic)
An archaic or poetic word for 'what' or 'which thing'; equivalent to 'อะไรอะไรà-rai1what; what kind of (modifier)2something; anything (unspecified)3what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)4what'.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2[to] suffice; be enough3quite; rather; fairly4as soon as; when5enough; sufficientlyได้dâiได้dâi1[to] manage to; succeed in2[to] get; obtain; receive3actualized-action marker4can; [to] be able to; may5okay; sure; agreedฟังfangฟังfang1[to] sound; seem (to the ear)2listen3heedข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news item; report2rumor; hearsay3news; news reportสีหน้าsĕe nâaสีหน้าsĕe nâafacial expressionของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2property; goods3thing; item; stuffเธอterเธอter1she; her2you (informal; familiar)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] examine; check; inspect2[to] seem; appear3[to] look; watch; see4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneซีดเผือดsêet pèuuatซีดเผือดsêet pèuuatvery pale; ashenไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)บ้างbâangบ้างbâang1some; any (unspecified, small set)2plural/variety marker (after question/request)3sometimes; occasionally4somewhat; at least a littleกระไรgrà-raiกระไรgrà-rai1how (archaic/poetic)2odd; awkward; uneasy3what (archaic/poetic)
After hearing the news, her face looked a little pale.
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แม้máeบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiงานเลี้ยงngaan líiangจะjàครึกครื้นkrúk-krúenแต่dtàeในใจnai jaiของเขาkŏng kăoกลับglàpรู้สึกrúu-sèukว้าเหว่wáa wàyอยู่yòoกระไรgrà-rai
Although the atmosphere at the party was lively, in his heart he felt somewhat lonely.
คำพูดkam pôotของเขาkŏng kăoนั้นnánฟังดูfang dooจริงใจjing jaiแต่dtàeก็gâwยังyangมีmeeบางอย่างbaang yàangที่têeน่าเคลือบแคลงnâa klêuuap-klaengอยู่yòoกระไรgrà-raiทำให้tam hâiฉันchănยังyangไม่mâiปักใจbpàk jaiเชื่อchêuuaเสียทีเดียวsĭia tee-diiao
His words sounded sincere, yet there was something somewhat suspicious about them that made me not fully believe him.
เธอterมองmongภาพวาดpâap wâatนั้นnánด้วยdûuayความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukที่têeทั้งtángยินดีyin deeและláeเศร้าสร้อยsâo sôiปนเปbpon-bpayกันganอยู่yòoกระไรgrà-raiเป็นbpenความทรงจำkwaam song jamที่têeมิอาจmí àatหวนคืนhŭuan keun
She looked at the painting with a feeling that was somewhat a mixture of joy and sorrow, a memory that could not be relived.
2AdverbB2
how (archaic/poetic)
An archaic or poetic word used to ask 'how' or to express wonder; equivalent to 'อย่างไรอย่างไรyàang-rai1what kind; which way2how; in what way' or 'เช่นไรเช่นไรchên raihow; in what way'.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2[to] suffice; be enough3quite; rather; fairly4as soon as; when5enough; sufficientlyได้dâiได้dâi1[to] manage to; succeed in2[to] get; obtain; receive3actualized-action marker4can; [to] be able to; may5okay; sure; agreedฟังfangฟังfang1[to] sound; seem (to the ear)2listen3heedข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news item; report2rumor; hearsay3news; news reportสีหน้าsĕe nâaสีหน้าsĕe nâafacial expressionของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2property; goods3thing; item; stuffเธอterเธอter1she; her2you (informal; familiar)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] examine; check; inspect2[to] seem; appear3[to] look; watch; see4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneซีดเผือดsêet pèuuatซีดเผือดsêet pèuuatvery pale; ashenไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)บ้างbâangบ้างbâang1some; any (unspecified, small set)2plural/variety marker (after question/request)3sometimes; occasionally4somewhat; at least a littleกระไรgrà-raiกระไรgrà-rai1how (archaic/poetic)2odd; awkward; uneasy3what (archaic/poetic)
After hearing the news, her face looked a little pale.
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แม้máeบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiงานเลี้ยงngaan líiangจะjàครึกครื้นkrúk-krúenแต่dtàeในใจnai jaiของเขาkŏng kăoกลับglàpรู้สึกrúu-sèukว้าเหว่wáa wàyอยู่yòoกระไรgrà-rai
Although the atmosphere at the party was lively, in his heart he felt somewhat lonely.
คำพูดkam pôotของเขาkŏng kăoนั้นnánฟังดูfang dooจริงใจjing jaiแต่dtàeก็gâwยังyangมีmeeบางอย่างbaang yàangที่têeน่าเคลือบแคลงnâa klêuuap-klaengอยู่yòoกระไรgrà-raiทำให้tam hâiฉันchănยังyangไม่mâiปักใจbpàk jaiเชื่อchêuuaเสียทีเดียวsĭia tee-diiao
His words sounded sincere, yet there was something somewhat suspicious about them that made me not fully believe him.
เธอterมองmongภาพวาดpâap wâatนั้นnánด้วยdûuayความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukที่têeทั้งtángยินดีyin deeและláeเศร้าสร้อยsâo sôiปนเปbpon-bpayกันganอยู่yòoกระไรgrà-raiเป็นbpenความทรงจำkwaam song jamที่têeมิอาจmí àatหวนคืนhŭuan keun
She looked at the painting with a feeling that was somewhat a mixture of joy and sorrow, a memory that could not be relived.
3AdverbC1
odd; awkward; uneasy
Indefinitely odd, awkward, or uncomfortable, especially in expressions such as รู้สึกกระไรอยู่, 'to feel somewhat uneasy or awkward'.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himเลี้ยงข้าวlíiang kâaoเลี้ยงข้าวlíiang kâao[to] treat [sb] to a mealฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)หลายlăaiหลายlăaimany; severalครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instanceแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)จะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)ให้hâiให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] spend (money)2[to] pay3[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)อีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3yet; still (in comparisons/time)4else; otherก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)กระไรgrà-raiกระไรgrà-rai1how (archaic/poetic)2odd; awkward; uneasy3what (archaic/poetic)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/continuative marker2to exist; remain3to be (located); be at4[to] live; reside; stay
He has treated me to meals several times already, so I feel a little awkward letting him pay again.
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แม้máeเจ้าของบ้านjâo kŏng bâanจะjàบอกให้bòk hâiพักpákต่อdtòได้dâiตามสบายdtaam sà-baaiแต่dtàeฉันchănก็gâwรู้สึกrúu-sèukกระไรgrà-raiอยู่ที่yòo têeจะjàรบกวนróp-guuanเขาkăoอีกèekหลายlăaiวันwan
Although my host said I was welcome to stay longer, I felt somewhat uncomfortable imposing for several more days.
จะjàปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sètของฝากkŏng fàakที่têeเขาkăoอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaหอบhòpหิ้วhîwมาmaaแต่ไกลdtàe glaiก็gâwรู้สึกrúu-sèukกระไรgrà-raiอยู่yòoฉันchănจึงjeungรับไว้ráp wáiแล้วláeoค่อยkôiหาจังหวะhăa jang-wàบอกว่าbòk wâaไม่ต้องmâi dtôngลำบากlam-bàakเช่นนี้chên néeอีกèek
It felt awkward to refuse the gift he had gone to the trouble of bringing from so far away, so I accepted it, planning to find a suitable moment later to tell him he needn't go to such trouble again.
ทั้งที่táng têeคนอื่นkon èunร่วมrûuamลงแรงlong raengกันganมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeต้นdtônฉันchănกลับglàpเพิ่งpêrngมาช่วยmaa chûuaiตอนท้ายdton táaiจะjàออกหน้าòk nâaรับคำráp kamชมchomเสียsĭiaคนเดียวkon diiaoก็gâwรู้สึกrúu-sèukกระไรgrà-raiอยู่yòo
Everyone else had been working on it from the start, while I had only helped at the end, so it felt rather improper to step forward and take all the praise.
Word Breakdown
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กระไรgrà-raiกระไรgrà-raiwhat (archaic/poetic)