คร่าวๆ
krâao krâaoMeanings
1AdverbB1
roughly; approximately
in a general or approximate way, without exact detail
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)คร่าวๆkrâao krâaoคร่าวๆkrâao krâao1roughly; approximately2rough; approximateได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Can you explain it to me roughly?
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ผมpŏmวางwaangแผนเที่ยวpăen tîaoไว้wáiคร่าวๆkrâao krâaoแล้วláeoแต่dtàeยังไม่ได้yang mâi dâaiจองโรงjong rohngแรมraemเลยloie
I've planned the trip in general terms, but haven't booked a hotel yet.
เขาkăoเล่าให้ฟังlâo hâi fangคร่าวๆkrâao krâaoว่าwâaเกิดgèrtอะไรà-raiขึ้นkêunในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chum
He told me in a general way what happened in the meeting.
ผมpŏmคำนวณkam-nuuanค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàaiโครงการkrohng gaanไว้wáiคร่าวๆkrâao krâaoแล้วláeoส่วนตัวsùuan dtuuaเลขlékที่แน่นอนtêe nâe nonจะjàมาmaaแจ้งjâengอีกทีèek teeสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâa
I've calculated the project costs approximately; the exact figures will be provided next week.
2AdjectiveB1
rough; approximate
not detailed or precise; giving only the main idea or an estimate
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.แผนการpăen gaanแผนการpăen gaan1plan; strategy2plot; scheme (often negative)คร่าวๆkrâao krâaoคร่าวๆkrâao krâao1roughly; approximately2rough; approximateของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours
This is our rough plan.
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He gave me a rough summary of that book.
สถาปนิกsà-tăa-bpà-níkให้เราhâi raoดูdooแบบbàepร่างคร่าวๆrâang krâao krâaoของkŏngบ้านbâanที่têeเราraoจะjàสร้างsâang
The architect showed us a rough sketch of the house we are going to build.
ราคาประเมินraa-kaa bprà-mernค่าซ่อมkâa sômตอนแรกdton râekเป็นbpenแค่kâeตัวเลขdtuua lêkคร่าวๆkrâao krâaoเท่านั้นtâo nánของจริงkŏng jingอาจจะàat jàแพงกว่าpaeng gwàaนี้née
The initial repair estimate was just an approximate figure; the actual cost might be higher.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คร่าวๆ said คร่าว-คร่าว?
krâao krâao
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
krâao
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |