กุ

gù

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] fabricate; make up (a story)

To invent something untrue, such as a story, accusation, or excuse.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7string; strap; band8lineage; affiliation; branch9classifier for rivers and streamsเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedกุเรื่องgù rêuuangกุเรื่องgù rêuuang[to] make up a story; [to] fabricateว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeรถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingbut actually; but in reality; in factแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ตื่นสายdtèun săaiตื่นสายdtèun săai[to] wake up late
He was late so he made up a story that there was a traffic jam, but he actually woke up late.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเขาkǎoเลยləəiเขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpกุเรื่องgù-rʉ̂ʉangให้hâiตัวเองdtuua-eengดูดีduu-dii
Don't believe him. He likes to make up stories to make himself look good.
ฟังfangจากjàakน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangแล้วlɛ́ɛoฉันchǎnว่าwâaเขาkǎoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiป่วยbpùuaiจริงjingหรอกrɔ̀kแค่kɛ̂ɛกุเรื่องgù-rʉ̂ʉangขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะได้jà-dâaiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan
Judging from his tone of voice, I don't think he's really sick; he just fabricated a story so he wouldn't have to go to work.
การgaanกุgùข่าวปลอมkàao-bplɔɔmบนbonอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétอาจàatสร้างsâangความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛngและlɛ́ส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔคนkonจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâak
Fabricating fake news on the internet can cause serious damage and affect a large number of people.
2PronounB2

I; me (very rude; nonstandard)

A nonstandard slang spelling used online for the rude first-person pronoun “I” or “me” (normally written กูกูguuI; me (very informal/rude)).

Examples

กุgùกุgù1[to] fabricate; make up (a story)2I; me (very rude; nonstandard)ถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâan[to] arrive homeแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …อาบน้ำàap-náamอาบน้ำàap-náam1[to] bathe; [to] take a bath/shower2[to] bathe [sb/sth]เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)โทรหาtoo-hǎaโทรหาtoo-hǎa[to] call/phone [sb]
I'm home. I'll call you after I take a shower.
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พวกมึงpûuak-mʉngอยู่yùuไหนnǎiกันganวะwáกุgùรอrɔɔอยู่ที่yùu-tîiร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛแล้วlɛ́ɛoเนี่ยnîia
Where are you guys? I'm already waiting at the coffee shop.
ทำไมtam-maiกุgùต้องdtɔ̂ngมาmaaเจอjəəเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiด้วยdûuaiวะwáโคตรเซ็งkôot-sengเลยləəi
Why do I have to deal with this kind of stuff? I'm so fed up.
อ่านàanข่าวkàaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoหงุดหงิดngùt-ngìtว่ะwâในฐานะnai-tǎa-náประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngกุgùรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaไม่ได้รับmâi-dâi-rápความเป็นธรรมkwaam-bpen-tamเลยləəi
I'm so annoyed after reading the news. As a citizen, I feel like I'm not being treated fairly at all.

Tones

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

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

gù

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

1[to] fabricate; make up (a story)