กร่อยๆ
gròi gròiMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
bland; insipid (taste)
of food or drink: weak in flavor, watery, or not tasty; somewhat bland.
Examples
กาแฟgaa-faeกาแฟgaa-faecoffee (drink; beans; plant)แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelกร่อยๆgròi gròiกร่อยๆgròi gròi1bland; insipid (taste)2dull; flat; anticlimactic3brackish; slightly salty
This cup of coffee tastes weak/bland.
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ฉันchănไม่ชอบmâi chôpน้ำแกงnáam gaengร้านนี้ráan néeมันmanกร่อยๆgròi gròiเหมือนmĕuuanเติมdtermน้ำnáamเยอะyéhไปbpai
I don't like the soup at this shop. It's bland, like they added too much water.
อาหารจานหลักaa-hăan jaan làkอร่อยà-ròiดีdeeแต่dtàeของหวานkŏng wăanกลับglàpรสชาติrót-châatกร่อยๆgròi gròiทำให้tam hâiมื้อนี้méu néeไม่mâiน่าประทับใจnâa bprà-táp jaiเท่าที่ควรtâo têe kuuan
The main course was delicious, but the dessert tasted disappointingly bland, which made the meal less impressive than it could have been.
2AdjectiveB1
dull; flat; anticlimactic
describing a mood, event, or atmosphere that feels flat or less fun after the excitement is gone; anticlimactic.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenแขกkàekแขกkàek1guest; visitor2patron (hotel/venue/restaurant)คนสำคัญkon săm-kanคนสำคัญkon săm-kanimportant person; VIPกลับไปglàp bpaiกลับไปglàp bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2back (directional, after verbs)3[to] revert; return to a previous state/activityงานปาร์ตี้ngaan bpâa-dtêeงานปาร์ตี้ngaan bpâa-dtêeparty; social eventก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toกร่อยๆgròi gròiกร่อยๆgròi gròi1bland; insipid (taste)2dull; flat; anticlimactic3brackish; slightly salty
After the important guest left, the party started to feel a bit flat.
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พอporเขาkăoเริ่มrêrmพูดpôotเรื่องrêuuangการเมืองgaan meuuangบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiวงสนทนาwong sŏn-tá-naaก็gâwกร่อยๆgròi gròiลงlongทันทีtan tee
When he started talking about politics, the atmosphere in the conversation immediately became flat.
คอนเสิร์ตkon sèrtสนุกมากsà-nùk mâakแต่dtàeตอนจบdton jòpมันmanกร่อยๆgròi gròiไปหน่อยbpai nòiเพราะpráwนักร้องnák róngไม่ได้mâi dâaiออกมาòk maaอังกอร์ang-go
The concert was a lot of fun, but the ending was a bit anticlimactic because the singer didn't come out for an encore.
การประกาศผลgaan bprà-gàat pŏnรางวัลraang-wanจบลงjòp longแบบbàepกร่อยๆgròi gròiเพราะpráwผู้ชนะpôo chá-náที่têeทุกคนtúk konคาดหวังkâat wăngกลับglàpไม่ได้รับmâi dâai rápรางวัลraang-wan
The award ceremony ended on an anticlimactic note because the person everyone expected to win didn't get the prize.
3AdjectiveB2
brackish; slightly salty
having a slightly salty and often unpleasant taste, like a mix of fresh and salt water; brackish.
Examples
น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คลองklongคลองklong1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creekแถวนี้tăeo néeแถวนี้tăeo née1around here; nearby2this area; this neighborhood3approximately; around this time/amountมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรสrótรสrót1taste; flavor2style; tone; flavor (figurative)กร่อยๆgròi gròiกร่อยๆgròi gròi1bland; insipid (taste)2dull; flat; anticlimactic3brackish; slightly saltyเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toปากอ่าวbpàak àaoปากอ่าวbpàak àaomouth of a bay; gulf entrance
The water in the canal around here tastes brackish because it's near the river mouth.
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ตอนหน้าdton nâaแล้งláengน้ำประปาnám bprà-bpaaในnaiบางbaangพื้นที่púen têeอาจàatมีmeeรสrótกร่อยๆgròi gròiเนื่องจากnêʉuang jàakน้ำทะเลnám tá-layหนุนnŭnสูงsŏong
During the dry season, tap water in some areas might taste slightly brackish due to high sea levels pushing in.
ระบบนิเวศrá-bòp ní-wêtป่าชายเลนbpàa chaai laynต้องdtôngอาศัยaa-săiน้ำnáamกร่อยๆgròi gròiที่têeมีmeeความเค็มkwaam kemพอเหมาะpo mòrเพื่อให้pêuua hâiพืชpêutและláeสัตว์sàtเจริญเติบโตjà-rern dtèrp-dtohได้dâi
The mangrove ecosystem relies on brackish water with a suitable level of salinity for its plants and animals to thrive.
เกษตรกรgà-sèt-dtrà-gonในพื้นที่nai péun-têeประสบbprà-sòpปัญหาbpan-hăaผลผลิตpŏn-pà-lìtเสียหายsĭia hăaiจากjàakภาวะpaa-wáน้ำnáamกร่อยๆgròi gròiที่têeรุกล้ำrúk lámเข้ามาkâo maaในnaiพื้นที่เพาะปลูกpéun-têe pór bplòok
Farmers in the area are facing problems with crop damage from the intrusion of brackish water into their cultivation areas.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กร่อยๆ said กร่อย-กร่อย?
gròi gròi
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gròi
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |