เครียด
krîiatMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
stressed; tense; anxious
feeling mental pressure, strain, or worry; tense
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เครียดkrîiatเครียดkrîiat1stressed; tense; anxious2[to] feel stressed; be under stressมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I’m very stressed lately.
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He looks stressed because there’s an exam tomorrow.
Mom told me to rest because she sees I’m stressed about work.
ฉันchănพยายามpà-yaa-yaamหายใจhăai jaiลึกๆléuk léukตอนdtonรู้สึกrúu-sèukเครียดkrîatจากjàakการประชุมgaan bprà-chumยาวๆyaao yaao
I try to breathe deeply when I feel tense from long meetings.
2VerbA2
[to] feel stressed; be under stress
to experience psychological stress or tension
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เครียดkrîiatเครียดkrîiat1stressed; tense; anxious2[to] feel stressed; be under stressเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานเยอะngaan-yə́งานเยอะngaan-yə́a lot of work; busy (with work)
Today I’m stressed because I have a lot of work.
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Yesterday he was very stressed, so he went for a walk to feel better.
There’s an exam tomorrow; I’m starting to feel stressed from tonight.
ช่วงchûuangใกล้glâiกำหนดส่งงานgam-nòt-sòng-ngaanทั้งtángทีมtiimเครียดkrîiatจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngจัดjàtเวลาwee-laaพักpákเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiล้าláa
As the deadline approached, the whole team was stressed, so we scheduled breaks to avoid burnout.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
krîiat
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |