กร๊วก
grúuakMeanings
1NounC1
fool; idiot
a foolish, stupid, or incompetent person (often used as derogatory slang)
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ทำตัวtam-dtuuaทำตัวtam-dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ไอ้âiไอ้âi1derogatory prefix (male-referencing)2this/that damn… (insulting)3familiar prefix (coarse, colloq.)กร๊วกgrúuakกร๊วกgrúuak1fool; idiot2foolish; stupidต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofเจ้านายjâo-naaiเจ้านายjâo-naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal familyสิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)ไล่ออกlâi-ɔ̀ɔkไล่ออกlâi-ɔ̀ɔk1[to] fire; dismiss; sack (from a job)2[to] expel (from school, team, or organization)3[to] throw/drive out (from a place)หรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
Don't act like a fool in front of the boss, or you'll get fired.
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ฉันchǎnไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiเลยləəiว่าwâaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจ้างjâangไอ้âiกร๊วกgrúuakแบบbɛ̀ɛpเขาkǎoมาmaaบริหารbɔɔ-rí-hǎanโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekสำคัญsǎm-kanขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níiได้ยังไงdâai-yang-ngai
I don't understand how the company could hire an incompetent person like him to manage such an important project.
ในnaiวงการธุรกิจwong-gaan-tú-rá-gìtที่tîiมีmiiการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnสูงsǔungถ้าtâaใครkraiทำตัวtam-dtuuaเป็นbpenพวกpûuakกร๊วกgrúuakก็gɔ̂จะjàถูกtùukคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngเหยียบย่ำyìiap-yâmและlɛ́เขี่ยทิ้งkìia-tíngอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
In the highly competitive business world, if anyone acts like an incompetent fool, they will be trampled by competitors and quickly discarded.
มันmanเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiบั่นทอนกำลังใจbàn-tɔɔn-gam-lang-jaiคนทำงานkon-tam-ngaanมากmâakเวลาที่wee-laa-tîiพวกpûuakกร๊วกgrúuakถูกtùukดันdanให้มาhâi-maaรับrápตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngบริหารbɔɔ-rí-hǎanเพียงpiiangเพราะprɔ́มีเส้นสายmii-sên-sǎai
It is incredibly demoralizing for the staff when incompetent fools are promoted to executive positions simply because of their connections.
2AdjectiveC1
foolish; stupid
foolish, stupid, or incompetent
Examples
ไอเดียai-diiaไอเดียai-diiaidea; thoughtที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเสนอsà-nə̌əเสนอsà-nə̌ə1[to] propose; suggest2[to] present3[to] offer (for acceptance)4[to] submitมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerโคตรkôotโคตรkôot1extremely; damn (slang intensifier)2utter; extreme (slang intensifier)3lineage; clan; ancestryกร๊วกgrúuakกร๊วกgrúuak1fool; idiot2foolish; stupidเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupเอาด้วยao-dûuaiเอาด้วยao-dûuai[to] join in; agree with [sb]หรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
The idea he proposed is so stupid; nobody in the team will go along with it.
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การgaanหลงเชื่อlŏng chêuuaคนkonในnaiเน็ตnètแล้วláeoโอนเงินon ngernเก็บgèpทั้งชีวิตtáng chee-wítไปให้bpai hâiถือเป็นtĕu bpenการกระทำgaan grà-tamที่têeกร๊วกgrúuakสุดๆsùt sùt
Falling for someone on the internet and transferring your life savings to them is an extremely foolish act.
การรับมือgaan-ráp-mʉʉกับgàpวิกฤตwí-grìtที่tîiโคตรkôotกร๊วกgrúuakของkɔ̌ɔngทีมผู้บริหารtiim-pûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanได้dâaiทำลายtam-laaiความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânของkɔ̌ɔngนักลงทุนnák-long-tunไปbpaiจนหมดสิ้นjon-mòt-sîn
The executive team's incredibly incompetent handling of the crisis has completely destroyed investors' trust.
ถึงtĕungโปรไฟล์bproh-faaiในnaiเรซูเม่ray-soo-mâyจะjàดูdooหรูหราrŏo-răaแค่ไหนkâe năiแต่dtàeพอporได้dâiทำงานtam ngaanด้วยกันdûuai ganจริงๆjing jingถึงtĕungรู้rúuว่าwâaฝีมือfĕe meuโคตรkôhtกร๊วกgrúuak
No matter how fancy his resume profile looked, once we actually worked together, I realized his skills were incredibly incompetent.
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
grúuak
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 | — | — |