รู้
rúuMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] know; be aware of
to have information about something or be conscious/aware of it
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้เรื่องrúu-rʉ̂ʉangรู้เรื่องrúu-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] understand; be aware/informed (of sth)2understandable; intelligible; coherent3[to] face consequences; be in trouble (colloq.)ประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meetingวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at present
I know about the meeting today.
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He knows the address of the hospital.
She knows about the new product launch.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiครูkruuอยากyàakให้เราhâi-raoรู้rúuขั้นตอนการส่งkân-dtɔɔn-gaan-sòngงานngaanให้hâiชัดเจนchát-jeen
Tomorrow the teacher wants us to be aware of the steps for submitting the assignment clearly.
2VerbA2
[to] realize; find out; learn
to come to know or become aware of [sth], often upon discovering or being told
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveข่าวดีkàao-diiข่าวดีkàao-diigood newsวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at present
I just found out the good news today.
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Yesterday the teacher told me, and that’s when I came to know the truth.
As soon as I saw that message, I immediately became aware that he had moved cities.
ตอนแรกdton râekฉันchănไม่mâiเข้าใจkâo jaiแต่dtàeพอporเพื่อนpêuuanอธิบายà-tí-baaiละเอียดlá-ìiatๆ-ฉันchănก็gâwรู้rúuว่าwâaปัญหาbpan-hăaเกิดจากgèrt jàakระบบrá-bòp
At first I didn’t understand, but once my friend explained in detail, I came to know that the problem was caused by the system.
3VerbA2
[to] know how; know the proper way to act
To understand how or when to act appropriately, as in รู้พูด ‘know how to speak appropriately’; not a general marker of learned ability.
Examples
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He has known how to drive since last year.
Mom doesn’t know how to use a computer, but she is trying to practice.
ถ้าtâaเธอterรู้rúuทำอาหารtam aa-hăanง่ายngâaiๆ-เองayngได้dâiก็gâwจะjàประหยัดbprà-yàtเวลาway-laaและláeเงินngernมากขึ้นmâak kêun
If you know how to cook simple dishes yourself, you’ll save more time and money.
4VerbB1
[to] feel; sense; perceive
to experience or detect a sensation or emotion (e.g., pain, cold, sadness)
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)น้ำแข็งnáam-kɛ̌ngน้ำแข็งnáam-kɛ̌ngiceฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveหนาวnǎaoหนาวnǎao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)ทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
When I touch ice, I feel cold immediately.
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As soon as he heard the bad news, he felt deeply sad all day.
เดินนานdern naanๆ-แล้วláeoฉันchănรู้สึกrúu-sèukปวดbpùuatที่têeเท้าtáaoแต่ยังdtàe yangอยากyàakไปต่อbpai dtòr
After walking for a long time, I felt pain in my feet, but I still wanted to continue.
เห็นhĕnรูปrôopเก่าgàoๆ-แล้วláeoฉันchănรู้สึกrúu-sèukโหวงwŏhngในnaiอกòkเหมือนmĕuuanความคิดถึงkwaam kít tĕungถาโถมtăa tŏhmเข้ามาkâo maa
Seeing the old photos, I felt hollow in my chest, as if a wave of longing rushed in.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rúu
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |