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grɛ̀ɛoMeaning
1AdverbB2
idly for a long time; stuck waiting
used to describe waiting, sitting, or staying somewhere idly for a long time, often until bored or frustrated
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toนั่งแกร่วnâng-grɛ̀ɛoนั่งแกร่วnâng-grɛ̀ɛo[to] sit around bored waitingอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛcoffee shop; caféเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชั่วโมงchûua-moongชั่วโมงchûua-moong1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time3lesson period; class period
It rained very heavily, so I had to sit idly in the coffee shop for an hour.
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He left his girlfriend standing idly in front of the cinema for a long time.
เพราะprɔ́เที่ยวบินtîiao-binถูกtùukยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngนั่งแกร่วnâng-grɛ̀ɛoอยู่ที่yùu-tîiสนามบินsà-nǎam-binทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn
Because the flight was suddenly canceled, the passengers had to sit idly at the airport all night.
การปล่อยให้gaan-bplɔ̀i-hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaนั่งแกร่วnâng-grɛ̀ɛoรอrɔɔโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiการgaanแจ้งjɛ̂ɛngล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâaถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenบริการbɔɔ-rí-gaanที่tîiแย่yɛ̂ɛมากmâak
Leaving customers sitting and waiting idly without prior notice is considered terrible service.
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
grɛ̀ɛo
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 | — | — |