กิโล

gì-loo

Meanings

1NounA2

kilo (kilogram)

informal unit word referring to one kilogram

Examples

แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offส้มsômส้มsôm1orange (fruit)2orange (color)3orange; orangishมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker1กิโลgì-looกิโลgì-loo1kilo (kilogram)2kilo (kilometer)3classifier: kilograms; kilometers (informal)
Mom bought 1 kilo of oranges.
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ตลาดdtà-làatนี้níiขายkǎaiทุเรียนtú-riianกิโลละgì-loo-láเท่าไหร่tâo-rài
How much per kilo is durian at this market?
พ่อpɔ̂ɔบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiซื้อsʉ́ʉเนื้อหมูnʉ́ʉa-mǔuสองsɔ̌ɔngกิโลgì-looสำหรับsǎm-ràpทำแกงtam-gɛɛng
Dad told me to buy two kilos of pork for making curry.
ถ้าtâaซื้อsʉ́ʉข้าวสารkâao-sǎanทีละtii-láห้าhâaกิโลgì-looจะjàประหยัดbprà-yàtกว่าgwàaซื้อsʉ́ʉถุงtǔngเล็กlék
If you buy rice in five-kilo amounts, it will be cheaper than buying small bags.
2NounA2

kilo (kilometer)

informal unit word referring to one kilometer

Examples

บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainห่างhàangห่างhàang1far; distant2apart; spaced out3[to] keep a distance; stay apart4remote (relationship); detachedโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondกิโลgì-looกิโลgì-loo1kilo (kilogram)2kilo (kilometer)3classifier: kilograms; kilometers (informal)
My house is two kilos from the school.
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วิ่งwîngไปbpaiอีกìikครึ่งkrʉ̂ngกิโลgì-looก็gɔ̂ถึงtʉ̌ngป้ายรถเมล์bpâai-rót-mee
Run another half kilo and you’ll reach the bus stop.
จากที่jàak-tîiนี่nîiถึงtʉ̌ngตลาดdtà-làatประมาณbprà-maanห้าhâaกิโลgì-loo
From here to the market is about five kilos.
ถนนtà-nŏnเส้นsênนี้néeยาวyaaoสิบsìpกว่าgwàaกิโลgì-lohขับkàpช้าๆcháa cháaจะjàปลอดภัยbplòt paiกว่าgwàa
This road is over ten kilos long; driving slowly is safer.
3ClassifierA2

classifier: kilograms; kilometers (informal)

used as a measure word with numbers for kilograms or kilometers in informal speech

Examples

ลองlɔɔngลองlɔɔng[to] try; attemptชั่งchângชั่งchâng1[to] weigh [sth]2[to] weigh; consider carefully3chang (traditional unit of weight)ดูสิduu-sìดูสิduu-sìlook!; see!ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondกิโลgì-looกิโลgì-loo1kilo (kilogram)2kilo (kilometer)3classifier: kilograms; kilometers (informal)
Try weighing it; the fish is two kilos.
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บ้านbâanฉันchǎnห่างhàangจากjàakตลาดdtà-làatประมาณbprà-maanห้าhâaกิโลgì-loo
My house is about five kilos from the market.
กล้วยglûuaiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหวีwǐiหนักnàkเกือบgʉ̀ʉapหนึ่งnʉ̀ngกิโลgì-loo
A bunch of bananas weighs almost one kilo.
เช้านี้cháao-níiฉันchǎnวิ่งwîngไปbpaiเจ็ดjètกิโลgì-looในnaiเวลาwee-laaห้าสิบhâa-sìpนาทีnaa-tii
This morning I ran seven kilos in fifty minutes.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

gì

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

2kilo (kilometer)