กาว
gaaoMeanings
1NounA2
glue; adhesive
a sticky substance used to bond materials together
Examples
กาวgaaoกาวgaao1glue; adhesive2classifier: หลอดนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เหนียวnǐiaoเหนียวnǐiao1sticky; adhesive2chewy; tough (texture)3stingy; tightfisted4tough; enduring (colloq.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toกระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetได้ดีdâai-diiได้ดีdâai-diisucceed; do well
This glue is very sticky and works well for paper.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiครูkruuบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiเอาaoกาวgaaoไปbpaiทำtamงานประดิษฐ์ngaan-bprà-dìtในnaiห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riian
Tomorrow the teacher told us to bring glue for a craft project in class.
ช่างไม้châng-máaiเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiกาวgaaoชนิดchá-nítทนtonความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยึดชิ้นส่วนyʉ́t-chín-sùuanให้hâiแน่นnɛ̂nโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngใช้cháiตะปูdtà-bpuu
The carpenter uses heat-resistant glue to bond parts firmly without nails.
2ClassifierB1
classifier: หลอดหลอดlɔ̀ɔt1drinking straw2tube; hollow cylinder3light bulb; fluorescent tube4classifier: tube-shaped items; bulbs; straws5ampoule; vial (glass, small)
หลอดหลอดlɔ̀ɔt1drinking straw2tube; hollow cylinder3light bulb; fluorescent tube4classifier: tube-shaped items; bulbs; straws5ampoule; vial (glass, small) is used to count tubes of glue.
Examples
ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offกาวgaaoกาวgaao1glue; adhesive2classifier: หลอดหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostหลอดlɔ̀ɔtหลอดlɔ̀ɔt1drinking straw2tube; hollow cylinder3light bulb; fluorescent tube4classifier: tube-shaped items; bulbs; straws5ampoule; vial (glass, small)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)ค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
I’d like to buy one tube of glue.
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ครูkruuบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiนักเรียนnák-riianเตรียมdtriiamกาวgaaoสองsɔ̌ɔngหลอดlɔ̀ɔtสำหรับsǎm-ràpทำโมเดลtam-moo-del
The teacher told the students to prepare two tubes of glue for making a model.
งานประดิษฐ์ngaan-bprà-dìtชิ้นนี้chín-níiใช้cháiกาวgaaoไปbpaiสามsǎamหลอดlɔ̀ɔtกว่าจะgwàa-jàติดdtìtครบkrópทุกtúkชิ้นchín
This craft project used three tubes of glue before everything was fully attached.
โครงkroongการซ่อมแซมgaan-sɔ̂m-sɛɛmป้ายประกาศbpâai-bprà-gàatต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanกาวgaaoหลอดlɔ̀ɔtเล็กlékจำนวนjam-nuuanสิบsìpหลอดlɔ̀ɔtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแจกจ่ายjɛ̀ɛk-jàaiให้hâiทีมtiim
The sign repair project needs ten small tubes of glue to distribute to the teams.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaao
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 | — | — |