ครัว
kruuaMeanings
1NounA1
kitchen
a room or area for preparing and cooking food
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)เล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operations
My house has a small kitchen at the back.
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Mom cooks in the kitchen every day.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnล้างจานláang-jaanและlɛ́เก็บgèpอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnในnaiครัวkruuaให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔi
Yesterday I washed the dishes and put away the utensils in the kitchen neatly.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔกำลังgam-langติดdtìtตั้งเตาdtâng-dtaoใหม่màiในnaiครัวkruuaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanได้dâaiเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂n
Dad is installing a new stove in the kitchen so that cooking can be faster.
2NounA2
cuisine
the style or tradition of cooking of a country or region (e.g., Thai cuisine)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)ไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingรสจัดrót-jàtรสจัดrót-jàtstrongly flavored; intensely seasonedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)หอมhɔ̌ɔmหอมhɔ̌ɔm1fragrant; pleasantly scented2[to] smell nice; be fragrant3[to] give [sb] a sniffing kiss4onion; shallot; spring onionสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai1medicinal herb; medicinal plant2herbal (as a modifier)
I like Thai cuisine because it’s bold and aromatic with herbs.
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ทริปtrípนี้néeเราraoอยากyàakลองlongครัวkruuaอีสานee-săanแท้ๆtáe-táeที่têeตลาดท้องถิ่นdtà-làat tóng tìn
On this trip we want to try authentic Isan cuisine at a local market.
ร้านนี้ráan néeขึ้นชื่อkêun-chêuuเรื่องrêuuangครัวkruuaใต้dtâiเผ็ดจัดจ้านpèt jàt jâanและláeใช้cháiวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpทะเลtá-layสดๆsòt sòt
This restaurant is known for Southern Thai cuisine, very spicy and using fresh seafood.
งานเทศกาลngaan-têet-sà-gaanมีmiiซุ้มsúmครัวเหนือkruua-nʉ̌ʉaครัวkruuaยุโรปyú-ròopและlɛ́ครัวkruuaเวียดนามwîiat-naamให้hâiชิมchimหลากหลายlàak-lǎai
The festival has stalls featuring Northern Thai cuisine, European cuisine, and Vietnamese cuisine for diverse tastings.
3NounC1
household (archaic/lit.)
an old or literary sense referring to a family unit or household group
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesต่อเติมdtɔ̀ɔ-dtəəmต่อเติมdtɔ̀ɔ-dtəəm1[to] extend/add on (building)2[to] add; supplementครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)กว้างขวางgwâang-kwǎangกว้างขวางgwâang-kwǎang1spacious; roomy; wide2extensive; wide‑ranging; widespread3well‑connected; influential; widely knownขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)เพื่อรองรับpʉ̂ʉa-rɔɔng-rápเพื่อรองรับpʉ̂ʉa-rɔɔng-rápin order to accommodate; to supportการทำอาหารgaan-tam-aa-hǎanการทำอาหารgaan-tam-aa-hǎancooking; food preparation
Father is expanding the kitchen behind the house to be more spacious for cooking.
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เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanได้dâaiสำรวจsǎm-rùuatจำนวนjam-nuuanครัวkruuaในnaiชุมชนchum-chonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจัดสรรjàt-sǎnสวัสดิการsà-wàt-dì-gaanให้hâiทั่วถึงtûua-tʉ̌ng
The municipality surveyed the number of households in the community to allocate welfare equitably.
แม่mɛ̂ɛจัดระเบียบjàt-rá-bìiapของkɔ̌ɔngในnaiครัวkruuaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiหยิบyìpใช้งานได้chái-ngaan-dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuakและlɛ́สะอาดตาsà-àat-dtaa
Mom organized the items in the kitchen to make them easy to pick up and look tidy.
ในnaiยามวิกฤตyaam-wí-grìtครัวกลางkruua-glaangของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonเป็นbpenแหล่งlɛ̀ngแจกจ่ายjɛ̀ɛk-jàaiอาหารaa-hǎanให้hâiทุกคนtúk-kon
In times of crisis, the community's central kitchen is a source of food distribution for everyone.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kruua
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |