คร่าว(krâao)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

rough; approximate

not exact; only as an estimate or in a basic, provisional form

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)คำนวณkam-nuuanคำนวณkam-nuuan1[to] calculate; compute2[to] estimate; figureค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàaiค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàai1expenses; costs2expenses (accounting)คร่าวkrâaoคร่าวkrâao1rough; approximate2roughly; approximately3framework; rough structureๆ-ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeน่าจะnâa jàน่าจะnâa jà1probably; likely2be expected; should (probability)3should have (regret/criticism)4might be a good idea (suggestion)ประมาณbprà-maanประมาณbprà-maan1[to] estimate; approximate2approximately; about3estimate (noun)4moderate; modest (archaic/literary)ห้าhâaห้าhâa1five (number)2haha (laughter, chat slang)พันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to] tie; bind; fasten5kin; relations; lineage (formal)6[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3blow; stroke (literary/archaic)4foot (literary)
I roughly calculated that the expenses should be about five thousand baht.
2AdverbB1

roughly; approximately

in an inexact way; about; circa

Examples

ประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meeting3assembly; councilจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toคร่าวkrâaoคร่าวkrâao1rough; approximate2roughly; approximately3framework; rough structureๆ-ตอนบ่ายdton bàaiตอนบ่ายdton bàai1afternoon2in the afternoonสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22second
The meeting will start at about two in the afternoon.
3NounB2

framework; rough structure

a preliminary or skeletal structure used as a base before finishing (e.g., scaffolding, framing)

Examples

ช่างchângช่างchâng1never mind; let it be2how (exclamatory)3artisan; mechanic; technician4crafts-; technical (prefix)5[to] be inclined to; be prone to (do often)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveคร่าวไม้krâao máaiคร่าวไม้krâao máaiwood lath/batten frameworkรอบrôpรอบrôp1round; cycle; lap; turn2time slot; session3perimeter; circumference; surrounding area4around; surrounding5careful; cautious; thorough6classifier: rounds; laps; showings7all around; fullyโครงบ้านkroong bâanโครงบ้านkroong bâanhouse frame; structural frameก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterติดผนังdtìt pà-nǎngติดผนังdtìt pà-nǎng1[to] attach [sth] to a wall; [to] mount [sth] on a wall2wall-mountedจริงjingจริงjing1really; truly; indeed2truth; reality (rare as noun)3true; real; genuine4[!] intensifier particle (final)ภายหลังpaai lăngภายหลังpaai lăng1later; afterward2after; subsequent to
The carpenter builds a wooden framing around the house structure first, then installs the real walls afterward.

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