เกร่อ
grə̀əMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
overexposed; ubiquitous; commonplace
So common and widespread that it feels ordinary or no longer special; seen everywhere.
Examples
สมัยนี้sà-mǎi-níiสมัยนี้sà-mǎi-níi1nowadays; these days2the present time; current era3present-day; of today (modifier)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallชานมไข่มุกchaa-nom-kài-múkชานมไข่มุกchaa-nom-kài-múkbubble milk tea; pearl milk tea; boba milk teaมีอยู่mii-yùuมีอยู่mii-yùu1[to] have on hand; possess (at the moment)2[to] exist; be present; there is/areเกร่อgrə̀əเกร่อgrə̀əoverexposed; ubiquitous; commonplaceไปหมดbpai-mòtไปหมดbpai-mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the boardทุกที่túk-tîiทุกที่túk-tîieverywhere; in all places
Nowadays, bubble tea shops are seen everywhere.
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เสื้อยืดsʉ̂ʉa-yʉ̂ʉtลายlaaiแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiเคยkəəiฮิตhítมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiมีmiiคนใส่kon-sàiกันganเกร่อgrə̀əจนjonดูduuธรรมดาtam-má-daaไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
This style of T-shirt used to be very popular, but now so many people wear it that it has become commonplace.
ในnaiยุคyúkที่tîiข้อมูลข่าวสารkɔ̂ɔ-muun-kàao-sǎanหาได้ง่ายhǎa-dâai-ngâaiจนjonเกร่อgrə̀əเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngเรียนรู้riian-rúuที่จะtîi-jàแยกแยะyɛ̂ɛk-yɛ́ข่าวkàaoจริงjingกับgàpข่าวปลอมkàao-bplɔɔm
In an era where information is so widespread and common, we must learn to distinguish real news from fake news.
คำว่าkam-wâaนวัตกรรมná-wát-dtà-gamถูกtùukนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiในnaiวงการธุรกิจwong-gaan-tú-rá-gìtบ่อยbɔ̀iจนjonเกร่อgrə̀əจนjonบางครั้งbaang-krángก็gɔ̂สูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaความหมายkwaam-mǎaiที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingไปbpai
The word 'innovation' has been used so commonly in the business world that it has sometimes lost its true meaning.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กร, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grə̀ə
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |