กราบเรียน(gràap riian)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] respectfully inform; submit (very formal)
to inform or submit a message with high deference to a superior, used in very formal or official contexts (especially in writing)
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerกราบเรียนgràap riianกราบเรียนgràap riian1[to] respectfully inform; submit (very formal)2very formal salutation in lettersว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedแนบnâepแนบnâep1[to] attach; enclose2be attached/affiliated3attachment (file)4[to] press close; hold closeเอกสารประกอบèk-gà-săan bprà-gòpเอกสารประกอบèk-gà-săan bprà-gòpsupporting document; supplementary documentการพิจารณาgaan pí-jaa-rá-naaการพิจารณาgaan pí-jaa-rá-naa1careful thought; consideration; review2official examination; deliberation; hearingเรียบร้อยแล้วrîiap-rói láewเรียบร้อยแล้วrîiap-rói láewalready finished; completed; done
I would like to respectfully inform that the supporting documents have been attached.
2NounB2
very formal salutation in letters
a highly respectful opening phrase in Thai letters to high-ranking or esteemed recipients, often followed by the recipient's title/name
Examples
จดหมายjòt măaiจดหมายjòt măai1letter (mail)2formal letter; epistleฉบับchà-bàpฉบับchà-bàp1classifier for documents/printed texts2version; edition; text3issue; edition; copyนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ขึ้นต้นkêun dtônขึ้นต้นkêun dtôn1[to] begin; start (text/speech/letter)2[to] begin with (a letter/word/phrase)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeกราบเรียนgràap riianกราบเรียนgràap riian1[to] respectfully inform; submit (very formal)2very formal salutation in lettersศาสตราจารย์sàat-dtraa-jaanศาสตราจารย์sàat-dtraa-jaan1professor (academic rank)2professor (person)สมชายsŏm chaaiสมชายsŏm chaaiSomchai (male given name)
This letter begins with, “Krap-rian Professor Somchai.”
Word Breakdown
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กราบเรียนgràap riianกราบเรียนgràap riian[to] respectfully inform; submit (very formal)