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grúupMeanings
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groove (musical feel)
The rhythmic feel or flow in music that makes it feel good and makes people want to move.
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เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกรู๊ฟgrúupกรู๊ฟgrúup1groove (musical feel)2[to] grooveที่ดีtîi-diiที่ดีtîi-diigood; suitable; desirableมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)อยากจะyàak-jàอยากจะyàak-jà[to] want to; would like toเต้นdtênเต้นdtên1[to] dance2[to] beat; throb; pulsate3[to] twitch; jerk (sudden movement)
This song has a really good groove; it makes me want to dance.
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มือเบสmʉʉ-bèetกับgàpมือกลองmʉʉ-glɔɔngต้องdtɔ̂ngเล่นlênให้hâiเข้ากันkâo-ganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangกรู๊ฟgrúupที่tîiหนักแน่นnàk-nɛ̂n
The bassist and the drummer have to play in sync to create a solid groove.
ดนตรีdon-dtriiฟังก์fangเป็นที่รู้จักbpen-tîi-rúu-jàkจากjàakกรู๊ฟgrúupอันanเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákซึ่งsʉ̂ngเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakการเล่นgaan-lênประสานกันbprà-sǎan-ganระหว่างrá-wàangเบสbèetและlɛ́กลองglɔɔng
Funk music is known for its distinctive groove, which comes from the interplay between the bass and drums.
ความแตกต่างkwaam dtàek dtàangเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiในnaiจังหวะjang-wàคือkeuสิ่งที่sìng têeทำให้tam hâiแทร็กtráekนี้néeมีmeeกรู๊ฟgrúupที่têeติดหูdtìt hŏoและláeแตกต่างdtàek dtàangจากjàakเพลงอิเล็กทรอนิกส์playng ì-lék-tron-níkทั่วไปtûua bpai
The subtle variations in the rhythm are what give this track such an infectious groove, making it different from typical electronic music.
2VerbC1
[to] groove
To play, dance, or enjoy music with a strong, steady rhythm.
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คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyแจ๊สjáesแจ๊สjáesjazz (music)คลับklápคลับkláp1club (organized group)2club (social venue)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; earmarkเถอะtòeเถอะtòe1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particleไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)กรู๊ฟgrúupกรู๊ฟgrúup1groove (musical feel)2[to] grooveกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ดนตรีdon-dtreeดนตรีdon-dtreemusic (art form)สดๆsòt sòtสดๆsòt sòt1very fresh2live (broadcast)
Let's go to the jazz club tonight and just groove to the live music.
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วงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiกำลังgam-langกรู๊ฟgrúupกันganอย่างyàangเมามันmao-manบนbonเวทีwee-tiiจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kได้dâaiถึงtʉ̌ngพลังงานpá-lang-ngaanที่tîiส่งต่อsòng-dtɔ̀ɔไปยังbpai-yangผู้ชมpûu-chom
The band was really grooving intensely on stage, and you could feel the energy spreading to the audience.
หลังจากlăng jàakทำงานtam ngaanมาmaaทั้งสัปดาห์táng sàp-daaไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiจะjàสุขใจsùk jaiไปbpaiกว่าgwàaการเปิดgaan bpèrtแผ่นpàenเสียงเพลงsĭiang playngโซลsohnเก่าๆgào gàoแล้วláeoกรู๊ฟgrúupอยู่yòoคนเดียวkon diiaoที่บ้านtêe bâan
After a long week of work, there's nothing more blissful than putting on some old soul records and just grooving by myself at home.
ความมหัศจรรย์kwaam má-hàt-sà-janที่แท้จริงtêe táe jingจะjàเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunตอนdtonแจมjaemกันganเมื่อmêuuaนักดนตรีnák don-dtreeทุกคนtúk konเริ่มrêrmกรู๊ฟgrúupไปด้วยกันbpai dûuai ganด้นสดdtôn sòtและláeสร้างสรรค์sâang sănสิ่งsìngใหม่ๆmài màiขึ้นมาkêun maaในขณะนั้นnai kà-nà nán
The real magic happens during the jam session when all the musicians start grooving together, improvising and creating something new in that moment.
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 endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
grúup
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 | — | — |