แกร
grɛɛMeaning
1PronounB1
you (informal; playful/online style)
An informal second-person pronoun meaning “you,” used with close friends in a playful or chatty tone. It is a common stylistic variation of แกแกgɛɛ1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar) (gae) in texting and on social media.
Examples
แกรgrɛɛแกรgrɛɛyou (informal; playful/online style)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentว่างมั้ยwâang-máiว่างมั้ยwâang-máiAre you free?; Are you available?ไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâao[to] go eatกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
Hey you, are you free today? Let's go eat.
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เราraoว่าwâaชุดchútนี้níiไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iสวยsǔuaiนะnáแกรgrɛɛลองlɔɔngเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenอีกìikสีsǐiดีกว่าdii-gwàaมั้ยmái
I don't think this outfit is that nice. Maybe you should try changing to another color?
แกรgrɛɛเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnไปเจอbpai-jəəร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛเปิดใหม่bpə̀ət-màiมาmaaบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatดีมากdii-mâakเลยləəiอยากyàakให้hâiไปลองbpai-lɔɔng
Dude... yesterday I found a newly opened coffee shop. The atmosphere is great, I want you to go try it.
ไม่mâiอยากจะyàak jàเชื่อchêuuaเลยloieว่าwâaแกรgraeทำtamแบบนั้นbàep nánไปbpaiจริงๆjing jingตอนแรกdton râekนึกว่าnéuk wâaพูดเล่นpôot lênซะsáอีกèek
I can't believe you actually did that! At first, I thought you were just kidding!
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
grɛɛ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |