กร๊าก
gráakMeanings
1InterjectionA2
hahaha; LOL
used to express loud, sudden, or uncontrollable laughter
Examples
กร๊ากgráakกร๊ากgráak1hahaha; LOL2loudly (of laughter)ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ตลกdtà-lòkตลกdtà-lòk1funny; amusing2comedian3ridiculous; absurd; laughableมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Hahaha! This picture is so funny.
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Hahaha! I really can't stop laughing.
He typed "Grak" (hahaha) and sent it in the group chat.
พอpɔɔเห็นhěnชุดchútที่tîiเขาkǎoใส่sàiมาmaaงานปาร์ตี้ngaan-bpaa-dtîiฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂เผลอplə̌əร้องrɔ́ɔngกร๊ากgráakออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaทันทีtan-tii
When I saw the outfit he wore to the party, I accidentally let out a loud "Hahaha!" immediately.
2AdverbB1
loudly (of laughter)
loudly and suddenly (typically used to describe bursting into laughter)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeกร๊ากgráakกร๊ากgráak1hahaha; LOL2loudly (of laughter)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindหนังตลกnǎng-dtà-lòkหนังตลกnǎng-dtà-lòkcomedy film; funny movieเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
He burst out laughing loudly when watching that comedy movie.
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พอpɔɔเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangผีpǐiที่tîiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenเรื่องตลกrʉ̂ʉang-dtà-lòkจบjòpทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́กร๊ากgráakออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
As soon as my friend finished telling the ghost story that turned out to be a joke, everyone burst out laughing loudly.
เด็กๆdèk dèkหัวเราะhŭua róกร๊ากgráakเมื่อmêuuaเห็นhĕnตัวตลกdtuua dtà-lòkทำท่าทางtam tâa taangประหลาดbprà-làatบนbonเวทีway-tee
The children burst out laughing loudly when they saw the clown making weird gestures on stage.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatที่tîiตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatในnaiห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaaiลงlongทันทีtan-tiiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaท่านประธานtân-bprà-taanเผลอplə̌əหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́กร๊ากgráakออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa
The tense atmosphere in the meeting room immediately relaxed when the president accidentally burst into loud laughter.
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
gráak
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 | — | — |