แกร๊กๆ
gráek gráekMeaning
1NounB1
[sound] click-clack; rattle
the sound of something clicking or rattling, like a key in a lock or small, hard objects hitting each other.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneกุญแจgun-jaeกุญแจgun-jae1key (for a lock)2lock; locking device3key; crucial factor4answer key; key (solutions)5clef (music)6wrench; spannerดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeแกร๊กๆgráek gráekแกร๊กๆgráek gráek[sound] click-clack; rattleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหน้าประตูnâa bprà-dtooหน้าประตูnâa bprà-dtooin front of the door
I heard the clicking sound of a key at the front door.
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เขาkăoได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangแกร๊กๆgráek gráekมาจากmaa jàakหลังบ้านlăng bâanเลยloieเดินไปdern bpaiดูด้วยdoo dûuayความสงสัยkwaam sŏng-săi
He heard a rattling sound coming from the backyard, so he went to check with curiosity.
ในnaiความเงียบสงัดkwaam ngîiap sà-ngàtของkŏngคืนkeunนั้นnánมีmeeเพียงpiiangเสียงsĭiangนาฬิกาnaa-lí-gaaเก่าgàoที่têeดังdangแกร๊กๆgráek gráekเป็นจังหวะbpen jang-wà
In the dead silence of that night, there was only the rhythmic clicking sound of the old clock.
เสียงsĭiangกลไกgon gaiที่têeซับซ้อนsáp sónของkŏngตู้นิรภัยdtôo ní-rá-paiดังdangแกร๊กๆgráek gráekเบาๆbao baoขณะที่kà-nà têeช่างchângกุญแจgun-jaeพยายามpà-yaa-yaamปลดbplòtล็อคlókมันmanอย่างyàangใจเย็นjai yen
The complex mechanism of the safe made soft clicking sounds as the locksmith calmly tried to unlock it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แกร๊กๆ said แกร๊ก-แกร๊ก?
gráek gráek
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
gráek
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 | — | — |