รู้จัก
rúu-jàkMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] know; be acquainted with
to be acquainted or familiar with someone or something; to have met or learned of.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้จักrúu-jàkรู้จักrúu-jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)คนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)
I am acquainted with this teacher from a school event.
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เราraoเพิ่งpə̂ngรู้จักrúu-jàkกันganเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoในnaiชมรมchom-romถ่ายภาพtàai-pâap
We got acquainted last year in the photography club.
เธอterบอกว่าbòk wâaเคยkoeiรู้จักrúu jàkร้านหนังสือráan năng-sĕuเล็กๆlék lékแถวtăeoมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-lai
She said she used to be familiar with a small bookstore near the university.
ผมpǒmรู้จักrúu-jàkชื่อchʉ̂ʉเขาkǎoจากjàakบทความbòt-kwaamแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangไม่เคยmâi-kəəiเจอjəəตัวจริงdtuua-jing
I know of his name from an article, but I've never met him in person.
2VerbA2
[to] recognize; identify
to recognize or identify someone or something as known when seen or heard.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เห็นหน้าhěn-nâaเห็นหน้าhěn-nâa[to] see [sb] (face to face); meet [sb] in personเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)รู้จักrúu-jàkรู้จักrúu-jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
I saw his face and recognized him immediately.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงเพลงsǐiang-pleengนี้níiแล้วlɛ́ɛoรู้จักrúu-jàkว่าwâaเป็นbpenของkɔ̌ɔngวงwongเดิมdəəm
Yesterday I heard this song and recognized that it was by the same band.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiถ้าtâaได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangสุนัขsù-nákตัวนั้นdtuua-nánฉันchǎnคงkongรู้จักrúu-jàkได้dâaiจากjàakเสียงsǐiangเห่าhào
Tomorrow, if I hear that dog, I should recognize it by its bark.
ในnaiงานสัมมนาngaan-sǎm-má-naaฉันchǎnได้ยินdâi-yinชื่อchʉ̂ʉวิทยากรwít-tá-yaa-gɔɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoรู้จักrúu-jàkทันทีtan-tiiว่าwâaเคยkəəiฟังfangบรรยายban-yaaiมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔn
At the seminar, I heard the speaker’s name and immediately recognized that I had heard them lecture before.
3VerbB1
[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent with
to have the practical know-how due to familiarity; also to be prudent or sensible in using [sth] (e.g., รู้จักใช้เงิน know how to use money wisely).
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ลูกๆlôok lôokลูกๆlôok lôokchildren; kids (plural via reduplication)รู้จักrúu jàkรู้จักrúu jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withใช้เงินchái ngernใช้เงินchái ngern[to] spend moneyและláeและláeand (coordinating)เก็บออมgèp omเก็บออมgèp om[to] save up (money)ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàefrom; since (starting point)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)
We want our children to know how to use money and save from a young age.
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She knows how to manage study time and rest well, so she isn’t stressed.
คนkonทำงานอิสระtam-ngaan-ìt-sà-ràต้องdtɔ̂ngรู้จักrúu-jàkบริหารbɔɔ-rí-hǎanรายได้raai-dâaiไม่สม่ำเสมอmâi-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əให้hâiพอใช้pɔɔ-cháiทั้งtángเดือนdʉʉan
Freelancers must know how to manage irregular income to make it last through the month.
ในnaiภาวะเศรษฐกิจpaa-wá-sèet-tà-gìtผันผวนpǎn-pǔuanเราraoควรkuuanรู้จักrúu-jàkกระจายความเสี่ยงgrà-jaai-kwaam-sìiangและlɛ́ใช้cháiทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔnอย่างyàangมีสติmii-sà-dtì
In volatile economic conditions, we should know how to diversify risk and use resources prudently.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceive[to] know; be aware ofPart 1
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จักjàkจักjàk1how many; how much (Isan)2will; shall (literary/formal auxiliary)3[to] split into strips; notchhow many; how much (Isan)Part 2
รู้จักrúu-jàkรู้จักrúu-jàk[to] know; be acquainted with[to] know; be acquainted withWord