ครู่(krôo)
Meanings
1NounA2
a moment; a short while
a very short period of time
Examples
ไฟดับfai dàpไฟดับfai dàp1power outage; blackout2[of power/lights] go out; cut outแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)ครู่เดียวkrôo diiaoครู่เดียวkrôo diiaojust a momentแล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)ติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous5[to] follow closely; tailgate6owing; unpaid; in arrears; behind on7busy; occupied; engaged (line/seat/room)8[to] connect; turn on; switch to; tune to9[to] apply; put on; stick on10addicted to; hooked on; attached toอีกครั้งèek krángอีกครั้งèek krángagain; once more
The power went out for just a very short moment and then came back on.
2AdverbA2
for a moment
used adverbially in set phrases (e.g., เดี๋ยวครู่, สักครู่สักครู่sàk krôo1a moment; a short time2just a moment; briefly; in a moment) to mean for a short while
Examples
รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitสักครู่sàk krôoสักครู่sàk krôo1a moment; a short time2just a moment; briefly; in a momentนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)
Wait a moment, I’m on my way.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ประเดี๋ยวbprà-dĭiaoประเดี๋ยวbprà-dĭiao1a moment; a short while (informal)2in a moment; shortly (colloq.)3in quick alternation; now...then... (ประเดี๋ยว...ประเดี๋ยว...)
- a moment; a short while (informal)
- in a moment; shortly (colloq.)
- in quick alternation; now...then... (ประเดี๋ยว...ประเดี๋ยว...)
แป๊บbpáepแป๊บbpáep1for a moment; briefly2a moment; a sec (informal)3just a sec; wait a moment
- for a moment; briefly
- a moment; a sec (informal)
- just a sec; wait a moment
ชั่วครู่chûua krûuชั่วครู่chûua krûu1briefly; for a moment2a brief moment
- briefly; for a moment
- a brief moment
นาทีnaa-teeนาทีnaa-tee1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)
- minute (time unit)
- moment; minute (informal)
เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …
- soon; in a moment
- for a moment; briefly; one moment
- wait! just a moment
- if … then (warning; colloquial)
- alternating; now … now …