กริ๊งๆ
gríng gríngMeanings
1InterjectionA2
ring-ring! (sound of a bell/phone)
Onomatopoeic sound imitating a light, high-pitched ringing repeated in quick succession, like a small bell or a telephone.
Examples
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I heard a "ring ring" sound from the bicycle behind me.
แมวmaeoของฉันkŏng chănมีmeeกระดิ่งgrà-dìngเล็กๆlék lékที่têeคอkoมันmanเดินdernแล้วláeoมีmeeเสียงsĭiangกริ๊งๆgríng gríngตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laa
My cat has a small bell on its collar. When it walks, it makes a "ring ring" sound all the time.
ขณะที่kà-nà têeกำลังgam-langประชุมbprà-chumอยู่yòoจู่ๆjòo jòoก็gâwมีmeeเสียงsĭiangนาฬิกาปลุกnaa-lí-gaa bplùkดังdangกริ๊งๆgríng gríngขึ้นมาkêun maaทำลายtam laaiความเงียบkwaam ngîiapในnaiห้องhông
While we were in the middle of a meeting, an alarm clock suddenly went off "ring ring," breaking the silence in the room.
2NounA2
a light, repeated ringing/tinkling
A noun referring to a light, high, repeated ringing or tinkling sound from a bell or similar object.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneกริ๊งๆgríng gríngกริ๊งๆgríng gríng1ring-ring! (sound of a bell/phone)2a light, repeated ringing/tinkling
I hear a tinkling sound.
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เมื่อmêuuaลมlomพัดpátฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangกริ๊งๆgríng gríngของkŏngโมบายmoh-baaiที่têeแขวนkwăenไว้wái
When the wind blows, I hear the tinkling sound of the hanging mobile.
เสียงsĭiangกริ๊งๆgríng gríngจากjàakกระดิ่งgrà-dìngที่têeคอแมวkor maewทำให้tam hâiฉันchănรู้rúuว่าwâaมันmanอยู่yòoใกล้ๆglâi glâi
The tinkling sound from the bell on the cat's neck lets me know it's nearby.
คนขายkon kăaiไอศกรีมai-sà-greemสั่นกระดิ่งsàn grà-dìngให้เกิดhâi gèrtเสียงsĭiangกริ๊งๆgríng gríngเพื่อpêuuaเรียกrîakลูกค้าlûuk-káa
The ice cream seller shakes a bell to make a tinkling sound to call customers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กริ๊งๆ said กริ๊ง-กริ๊ง?
gríng gríng
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
gríng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |