กริ๊ว
gríuMeaning
1InterjectionB2
woo; woo-hoo
a sound or exclamation used to playfully tease someone, especially regarding romance or mild embarrassment
Examples
กริ๊วgríuกริ๊วgríuwoo; woo-hooแอบɛ̀ɛpแอบɛ̀ɛp1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] hide; stay out of sight3secretly; on the slyเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningจับมือjàp-mʉʉจับมือjàp-mʉʉ1[to] hold hands (with [sb])2[to] shake hands (with [sb])3[to] team up with [sb]; partner with [sb]กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
Griew! I secretly saw you guys walking holding hands.
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กริ๊วgríioๆ-มีmeeคนส่งkon sòngดอกกุหลาบdòk gù-làapช่อchôrใหญ่yàiมาmaaให้hâiถึงที่tĕung têeโต๊ะทำงานdtó tam ngaanเลยloieนะná
Griew! Someone sent a large bouquet of roses right to your desk.
พอpɔɔเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanในกลุ่มnai-glùmรู้rúuว่าwâaเธอtəəกำลังgam-langคุยkuiกับgàpรุ่นพี่rûn-pîiคนkonนั้นnánทั้งtángโต๊ะdtóก็gɔ̂ร้องrɔ́ɔngกริ๊วgríuขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gan
As soon as her friends found out she was talking to that senior, the whole table shouted "Griew!" in unison.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiเสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngกริ๊วgríuแซวsɛɛoเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอาจารย์aa-jaanจับคู่jàp-kûuให้hâiเขาkǎoทำงานtam-ngaanกับgàpคนkonที่tîiแอบชอบɛ̀ɛp-chɔ̂ɔp
The classroom was filled with teasing shouts of "Griew" when the teacher paired him up for an assignment with his crush.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
gríu
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 | — | — |