แก่ชรา
gɛ̀ɛ-chá-raaMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
aged; elderly
very old; elderly (formal/literary; mainly for people).
Examples
เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)คุณพ่อคุณแม่kun pôr kun mâeคุณพ่อคุณแม่kun pôr kun mâe1parents; father and mother (polite)2Mom and Dad (form of address)แก่ชราgàe chá-raaแก่ชราgàe chá-raaaged; elderlyลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineลูกๆlôok lôokลูกๆlôok lôokchildren; kids (plural via reduplication)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; keep in good conditionท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ดีที่สุดdee têe sùtดีที่สุดdee têe sùt1best; the best2as well as possible
When parents become elderly, their children should take the best possible care of them.
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คุณยายkun-yaaiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnแก่ชราgɛ̀ɛ-chá-raaมากmâakแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛความจำkwaam-jamยังyangดีเยี่ยมdii-yîiam
My grandmother is very old now, but her memory is still excellent.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanมีmiiนโยบายná-yoo-baaiหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaประชากรbprà-chaa-gɔɔnที่tîiแก่ชราgɛ̀ɛ-chá-raaและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiคนดูแลkon-duu-lɛɛ
The government has several policies to assist the elderly population who have no one to care for them.
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiมักจะmák-jàบรรยายban-yaaiภาพpâapของkɔ̌ɔngนักปราชญ์nák-bpràatผู้pûuแก่ชราgɛ̀ɛ-chá-raaว่าwâaเป็นbpenผู้ทรงภูมิปัญญาpûu-song-puum-bpan-yaaและlɛ́มีประสบการณ์mii-bprà-sòp-gaanชีวิตchii-wítสูงsǔung
Literature often portrays the elderly sage as a figure of great wisdom and profound life experience.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แก่ชรา said แก่-ชะ-รา?
gɛ̀ɛ-chá-raa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gɛ̀ɛ
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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แก่ชราgɛ̀ɛ-chá-raaแก่ชราgɛ̀ɛ-chá-raaaged; elderlyaged; elderlyWord