แกร๊ก
grɛ́ɛkMeanings
1InterjectionB1
click!; snap! (onomatopoeia)
An onomatopoeic exclamation for a small, sharp click or snap, as from a latch, switch, camera, or ratchet engaging.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบิดbìtบิดbìt1[to] twist; wring; turn (by hand)2[to] distort; misrepresent; warp3dysenteryลูกบิดประตูlûuk-bìt-bprà-dtuuลูกบิดประตูlûuk-bìt-bprà-dtuudoorknobแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeแกร๊กgrɛ́ɛkแกร๊กgrɛ́ɛk1click!; snap! (onomatopoeia)2a sharp click; a light clacking sound
He turned the doorknob, and it went, "Click!"
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พอpɔɔฉันchǎnกดชัตเตอร์gòt-chát-dtə̂əกล้องglɔ̂ngเสียงsǐiangแกร๊กgrɛ́ɛkก็gɔ̂ดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nพร้อมกับprɔ́ɔm-gàpแสงแฟลชsɛ̌ɛng-flɛ̂ɛt
As soon as I pressed the camera's shutter button, the sound 'Click!' came out along with the flash.
ฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangแกร๊กgráekเบาๆbao baoตอนที่dton têeใส่sàiกุญแจgun-jaeเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiรูruuกุญแจgun-jaeจนjonสุดsùt
I heard a soft 'Click!' when I fully inserted the key into the keyhole.
วินาทีwí-naa-tiiที่tîiเขาkǎoสับsàpสวิตช์ไฟsà-wít-faiลงlongเสียงsǐiangแกร๊กgrɛ́ɛkที่tîiดังขึ้นdang-kʉ̂nก็gɔ̂เป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanว่าwâaทุกอย่างtúk-yàangในnaiโรงงานroong-ngaanหยุดทำงานyùt-tam-ngaanทันทีtan-tii
The moment he flipped the switch down, the 'Click!' that sounded was the signal that everything in the factory had stopped working instantly.
2NounB1
a sharp click; a light clacking sound
A short, sharp sound made by hard objects striking or a mechanism engaging.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneแกร๊กgrɛ́ɛkแกร๊กgrɛ́ɛk1click!; snap! (onomatopoeia)2a sharp click; a light clacking soundจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)
I heard a clicking sound from the kitchen.
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เสียงsǐiangแกร๊กgrɛ́ɛkของkɔ̌ɔngส้นสูงsôn-sǔungกระทบgrà-tópพื้นpʉ́ʉnกระเบื้องgrà-bʉ̂ʉangทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konหันมาhǎn-maaมองmɔɔng
The clicking sound of high heels on the tile floor made everyone turn to look.
นาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaเก่าgàoเรือนreuuanนี้néeยังyangเดินdernอยู่yòoแต่dtàeมันmanจะjàดังdangแกร๊กๆgráek gráekตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laa
This old clock is still running, but it makes a continuous clicking sound.
กลไกgon-gaiของkɔ̌ɔngเฟืองfʉʉangจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanจะjàส่งเสียงsòng-sǐiangแกร๊กgrɛ́ɛkเป็นจังหวะbpen-jang-wàเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเราraoปั่นbpànถอยหลังtɔ̌ɔi-lǎngซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenเรื่องปกติrʉ̂ʉang-bpòk-gà-dtì
The bicycle's gear mechanism will make a rhythmic clicking noise when we pedal backward, which is normal.
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 tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
grɛ́ɛk
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |