กล้วยๆ
glûuai glûuaiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
very easy
informal: very easy or simple to do; a piece of cake.
Examples
การบ้านgaan bâanการบ้านgaan bâan1homework; school assignment2housework (colloq.)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentกล้วยๆglûuai glûuaiกล้วยๆglûuai glûuaivery easyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Today's homework is super easy.
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ไม่ต้องห่วงmâi dtông hùuangหรอกròkข้อkôสอบคณิตศาสตร์sòp ká-nít-dtà-sàatสำหรับsăm-ràpเขาkăoน่ะnâเรื่องrêuuangกล้วยๆglûuai glûuai
Don't worry, the math exam is a piece of cake for him.
แค่kâeประกอบbprà-gòpโต๊ะdtóตัวdtuuaนี้néeเองayngเหรอrŏeง่ายๆngâai ngâaiกล้วยๆglûuai glûuaiเดี๋ยวdĭiaoฉันchănทำให้tam hâi
Just assembling this table? That's simple, a piece of cake. I'll do it for you.
ถ้าtâaเราraoวางwaangแผนการเดินทางpăen gaan dern taangมาmaaอย่างดีyàang deeการgaanจะjàเที่ยวtîaoทั่วtûuaยุโรปyú-rôhpด้วยตัวเองdûuai dtuua ayngก็gâwกลายเป็นglaai bpenเรื่องrêuuangกล้วยๆglûuai glûuaiไปเลยbpai loie
If we plan the trip well, traveling across Europe by ourselves becomes a piece of cake.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กล้วยๆ said กล้วย-กล้วย?
glûuai glûuai
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 กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
glûuai
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |