กลัว
gluuaMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] be afraid; fear
to feel fear; to be afraid of something or worried that something bad will happen
Examples
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He is afraid that it will rain when he goes home.
Mom is worried that her child will get sick, so she had them wear an extra jacket.
ฉันchǎnกลัวว่าgluua-wâaจะjàพลาดplâatกำหนดส่งงานgam-nòt-sòng-ngaanจึงjʉngรีบrîipทำให้tam-hâiเสร็จsètก่อนเวลาgɔ̀ɔn-wee-laa
I was afraid I would miss the deadline, so I hurried to finish ahead of time.
2AdjectiveA2
afraid; fearful
feeling fear; experiencing the emotion of being scared
Examples
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Last night I was so scared that I slept with the lights on.
พอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงฟ้าร้องsǐiang-fáa-rɔ́ɔngเด็กdèkคนkonนั้นnánก็gɔ̂ตัวสั่นdtuua-sànเพราะprɔ́กลัวgluua
When hearing the thunder, that child trembled because he was scared.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamยิ้มyímแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnยังyangรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kกลัวgluuaอยู่yùuข้างในkâang-naiเวลาwee-laaต้องdtɔ̂ngพูดpûutต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaคนเยอะkon-yə́
Even though I try to smile, I still feel scared inside when I have to speak in front of many people.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gluua
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |