กล่าวว่า(glàao wâa)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] say that; state that
to introduce or report what someone says, followed by a clause with 'ว่าว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticize' (that).
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseกล่าวว่าglàao wâaกล่าวว่าglàao wâa1[to] say that; state that2[to] claim/report/allege that (formal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)นอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
Mom said that I have to go to sleep now.
2VerbB2
[to] claim/report/allege that (formal)
to report information or assertions in a formal or journalistic register, often as an attribution in news writing.
Examples
โฆษกkoh-sòkโฆษกkoh-sòkspokesperson; press secretaryกรมตำรวจgrom dtam-rùuatกรมตำรวจgrom dtam-rùuat1Police Department (Thailand, historical)2the police (colloquial/dated, Thai)กล่าวว่าglàao wâaกล่าวว่าglàao wâa1[to] say that; state that2[to] claim/report/allege that (formal)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofสืบสวนsèup-sŭuanสืบสวนsèup-sŭuan1[to] investigate2conduct an inquiryคดีká-deeคดีká-dee1legal case2criminal case; police caseนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
The police spokesman stated that they are currently investigating the case.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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กล่าวว่าglàao wâaกล่าวว่าglàao wâa[to] say that; state that