สกรู

sà-gruu

Meanings

1NounA2

screw (fastener)

a metal fastener with a helical thread, driven by a screwdriver to join materials

Examples

ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderสกรูsà-gruuสกรูsà-gruu1screw (fastener)2classifier: ตัว; อันยึดyʉ́tยึดyʉ́t1[to] seize; confiscate2[to] hold; grip; fasten; secure3[to] occupy; seize control (of place/vehicle)4[to] adhere to; stick to [sth] (principle/position)5[to] become stiff; seize upแผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máaiแผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máai1wooden board; plank2wood sheetเข้าด้วยกันkâo-dûuai-ganเข้าด้วยกันkâo-dûuai-gan1together; jointly; in combination2[to] come together; join together
The carpenter uses screws to fasten wooden boards together.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanผมpǒmขันkǎnสกรูsà-gruuเข้ากับkâo-gàpบานพับbaan-pápด้วยdûuaiไขควงkǎi-kuuang
Yesterday I drove a screw into the hinge with a screwdriver.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàเปลี่ยนbplìianสกรูsà-gruuใหม่màiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยึดyʉ́tชั้นวางchán-waangให้hâiแน่นnɛ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n
Tomorrow we will replace the screws to secure the shelf more firmly.
เขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakสกรูเกลียวsà-gruu-gliiaoหยาบyàapเพราะprɔ́ยึดyʉ́tวัสดุwát-sà-dùได้ดีdâai-diiในnaiไม้máaiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaอ่อนɔ̀ɔn
He chose coarse-thread screws because they fasten well in softwood.
2ClassifierB2

classifier: ตัวตัวdtuua1character; figure2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3body; self; person (colloq.); อันอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; one

Individual screws are counted using the classifiers ตัวตัวdtuua1character; figure2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3body; self; person (colloq.) or อันอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; one.

Examples

ชิ้นงานchín-ngaanชิ้นงานchín-ngaan1piece of work; produced item2deliverable; assignment submission3workpiece; part in process4creative piece; artwork/designนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderสกรูsà-gruuสกรูsà-gruu1screw (fastener)2classifier: ตัว; อัน4อันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; oneเตรียมไว้dtriiam-wáiเตรียมไว้dtriiam-wái[to] prepare in advanceให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full termด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
This piece needs 4 screws; make sure to prepare the full set.
3 more examples
ในnaiกล่องglɔ̀ngมีmiiสกรูsà-gruuเหลือlʉ̌ʉaแค่kɛ̂ɛอันเดียวan-diiaoต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiซื้อsʉ́ʉเพิ่มpə̂əm
There’s only one screw left in the box; we need to buy more.
ช่างchângบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiยึดyʉ́tแผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máaiด้วยdûuaiสกรูsà-gruu6อันanแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láอันanต้องdtɔ̂ngยาวyaaoอย่างน้อยyàang-nɔ́ɔiหนึ่งnʉ̀ngนิ้วníu
The technician said to fasten the wooden board with 6 screws, each at least one inch long.
โปรดbpròhtตรวจdtrùuatนับnápสกรูsà-grooทีละtee láอันanให้hâiครบkrópสิบsìpอันanก่อนgònเริ่มrêrmประกอบbprà-gòpเพื่อpêuuaป้องกันขาดbpông-gan kàatระหว่างrá-wàangงานngaan
Please count the screws one by one to make sure there are ten before assembly, to prevent shortages during the job.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is สกรู said สะ-กรู?

sà-gruu

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

sà

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1screw (fastener)