ครึก
krʉ́kMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
lively; merry; boisterous
lively, merry, or boisterous, often used to describe a fun, festive, or noisy atmosphere
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsเด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)คุยเล่นkui lênคุยเล่นkui lên[to] chat casually; [to] joke aroundกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkครึกkréukครึกkréuk1lively; merry; boisterous2with a loud rumbling soundเชียวchiiaoเชียวchiiaoindeed; very (emphatic particle)
The kids are chatting and playing very boisterously today.
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There are many people at the party tonight; it looks very lively indeed.
เมื่อไหร่mʉ̂ʉa-ràiที่tîiกลุ่มเพื่อนglùm-pʉ̂ʉanสนิทsà-nìtมาmaaรวมตัวกันruuam-dtuua-ganพวกเราpûuak-raoจะjàคุยเล่นkui-lênกันganครึกkrʉ́kขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaทันทีtan-tii
Whenever the close group of friends gathers, we instantly chat and play very boisterously.
เสียงดนตรีsǐiang-don-dtriiจังหวะjang-wàสนุกสนานsà-nùk-sà-nǎanทำให้tam-hâiแขกkɛ̀ɛkในnaiงานเลี้ยงปีใหม่ngaan-líiang-bpii-màiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiดูduuครึกkrʉ́kกันganกว่าgwàaทุกปีtúk-bpii
The upbeat music makes the guests at tonight's New Year's Eve party seem merrier than every other year.
2AdverbB2
with a loud rumbling sound
used to describe a loud, deep, rumbling or crashing sound
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneตู้หนังสือdtûu-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉตู้หนังสือdtûu-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉbookcase; book cabinetล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeครึกkrʉ́kครึกkrʉ́k1lively; merry; boisterous2with a loud rumbling soundมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องทำงานhɔ̂ng-tam-ngaanห้องทำงานhɔ̂ng-tam-ngaanoffice; study; workroom
I heard a loud crashing sound of a bookcase falling from the study room.
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The big tree in front of the house fell down with a loud crash.
กำแพงgam-pɛɛngเก่าgàoหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanพังถล่มpang-tà-lòmลงมาlong-maaดังdangครึกkrʉ́kทำเอาtam-aoทุกคนtúk-konสะดุ้งsà-dûngตกใจdtòk-jai
The old wall behind the house collapsed with a loud crash, startling everyone.
หลังคาlǎng-kaaของkɔ̌ɔngอาคารaa-kaanเก่าgàoพังถล่มpang-tà-lòmลงมาlong-maaดังdangครึกkrʉ́kท่ามกลางtâam-glaangพายุฝนpaa-yú-fǒn
The roof of the old building collapsed with a loud crash amidst the rainstorm.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
krʉ́k
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |