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gròiMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
brackish; slightly salty
having a mildly salty taste, especially of water containing a mixture of fresh water and seawater
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น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กร่อยgròiกร่อยgròi1brackish; slightly salty2anticlimactic; dull3bland; unappetizingนิดหน่อยnít nòiนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a little; a bit2a small amount
This water tastes slightly salty.
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Yesterday the canal water was brackish because seawater had flowed in.
ช่วงchûuangหน้าแล้งnâa láengน้ำnáamในnaiแม่น้ำmâe námแถวบ้านtăeo bâanเริ่มrêrmกร่อยgròiเพราะpráwมีmeeน้ำจืดnáam jèutไหลลงมาlăi long maaน้อยnóiและláeน้ำทะเลnám tá-layหนุนnŭnสูงsŏong
During the dry season, the river water near our home starts to turn brackish because less fresh water flows downstream and seawater pushes farther inland.
2AdjectiveB1
anticlimactic; dull
disappointing or not lively as expected; killing the mood
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พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanwork matters; businessปาร์ตี้bpaa-dtêeปาร์ตี้bpaa-dtêe1party (social event)2[to] partyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerกร่อยgròiกร่อยgròi1brackish; slightly salty2anticlimactic; dull3bland; unappetizingเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
When he started talking about work, the party atmosphere died.
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Our trip was a bit of a letdown because it rained the whole way.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiวงสนทนาwong sŏn-tá-naaกร่อยgròiลงlongทันทีtan teeเมื่อmêuuaมีmeeคนพูดkon pôotจาjaaไม่mâiให้เกียรติhâi gìiatกันgan
The atmosphere in the discussion immediately became awkward when someone spoke disrespectfully.
การแสดงgaan sà-daengจบลงjòp longอย่างyàangกร่อยๆgròi gròiท่ามกลางtâam glaangความเงียบkwaam ngîiapของkŏngผู้ชมpôo chomที่têeดูdooไม่mâiประทับใจbprà-táp jaiนักnák
The performance ended on a disappointing note amidst the silence of the seemingly unimpressed audience.
3AdjectiveB1
bland; unappetizing
Lacking a pleasant or full flavor, especially when describing food.
Examples
ส้มsômส้มsôm1orange (fruit)2orange (color)3orange; orangish4sour (regional)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)รสrótรสrót1taste; flavor2style; tone; flavor (figurative)กร่อยgròiกร่อยgròi1brackish; slightly salty2anticlimactic; dull3bland; unappetizingไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)หวานwăanหวานwăan1sweet (taste)2sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)3romantic; sentimental; saccharineเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This orange tastes bland and isn't sweet at all.
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แตงโมdtaeng mohลูกlôokนี้néeสีแดงsĕe daengสวยsŭuaiแต่dtàeกินginแล้วláeoกร่อยgròiไม่mâiหวานwăanอย่างที่yàang têeคิดkít
This watermelon has a lovely red color, but it tastes bland and isn't as sweet as I expected.
สับปะรดsàp-bpà-rótที่têeซื้อséuมาmaaวันนี้wan néeรสrótกร่อยgròiฉันchănเลยloieเอาไปao bpaiปั่นbpànกับgàpน้ำผึ้งnám pêung
The pineapple I bought today tasted bland, so I blended it with honey.
แม้máeมะม่วงmá-mûuangที่têeบ่มbòmไว้wáiจะมีjà meeเปลือกbplèuakเหลืองlĕuuangสวยsŭuaiแต่dtàeเนื้อnéuuaกลับglàpมีmeeรสrótกร่อยgròiเพราะpráwถูกtòokเก็บgèpมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeยังyangอ่อนònเกินไปgern bpai
Although the mangoes ripened to a beautiful yellow, their flesh tasted bland because they had been picked when they were still too immature.