กรู
gruuMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] swarm; rush in; pour in (collectively)
to move in quickly in large numbers all at once; to swarm, surge, or pour in together
Examples
ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to7[to] be left out; miss one’s turnคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleกรูgruuกรูgruu1[to] swarm; rush in; pour in (collectively)2I; me (nonstandard slang)เข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)หลบlòpหลบlòp1[to] dodge; avoid2[to] hide; take cover3[to] evade; eludeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้างhâangห้างhâang1mall; shopping center2department store3trading firm (dated/formal)ทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As it started to rain, people swarmed into the mall immediately.
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พอporประตูbprà-dtuuเปิดbpèrtแฟนfaenๆ-ก็gâwกรูgrooเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiสนามsà-năamอย่างyàangตื่นเต้นdtèun dtên
As soon as the gates opened, fans surged into the stadium excitedly.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรถไฟrót-faiมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanกรูgruuขึ้นkʉ̂nขบวนkà-buuanอย่างyàangรีบเร่งrîip-rêng
When the train arrived, passengers rushed onto the carriage in a surge.
ข่าวkàaoลดราคาlót raa-kaaวันwanสุดท้ายsùt táaiทำให้tam hâiผู้คนpôo konกรูgrooเข้าร้านkâo ráanจนแน่นjon nâenหน้าประตูnâa bprà-dtoo
News of the final sale day made people swarm into the store, crowding the entrance.
2PronounB2
I; me (nonstandard slang)
a playful or euphemistic written variant of the familiar or rude first-person pronoun กูกูguuI; me (very informal/rude), especially in informal online communication; potentially offensive
Examples
กรูgruuกรูgruu1[to] swarm; rush in; pour in (collectively)2I; me (nonstandard slang)ทำเองtam-eengทำเองtam-eeng1[to] do [sth] oneself; [to] make [sth] oneself2homemade; self-madeก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiก็ได้gɔ̂-dâai1[phr] okay; fine; that works2[phr] ... is also acceptable3[phr] you may; if you wantไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ng1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiมาช่วยmaa-chûuai[to] come and helpหรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
I can do it myself; no need to help me. (rude/jocular)
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I told you yesterday already; why don’t you understand yet? (rude/jocular)
งานngaanนี้níiกรูgruuแบกbɛ̀ɛkทั้งtángโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekแต่ดันdtɛ̀ɛ-danโดนdoonหาว่าhǎa-wâaขี้เกียจkîi-gìiat
I carried the whole project, yet I got accused of being lazy. (rude/jocular)
มึงmʉngจะjàว่าไงwâa-ngaiก็gɔ̂ว่าwâaไปbpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛกรูgruuมั่นใจmân-jaiว่าwâaทำtamแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiดีที่สุดdii-tîi-sùtแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Say whatever you want, but I’m confident this is the best way. (rude/jocular, offensive)
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gruu
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |