ใกล้ๆ
glâi glâiMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
near; close (distance)
not far in distance; at a short distance
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใกล้ๆglâi glâiใกล้ๆglâi glâi1near; close (distance)2nearby; close by3near; close to (place)4about; approximately; nearlyนี่เองnêe engนี่เองnêe eng1so that's it; aha; here it is2this very one; exactly this
My house is just nearby.
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Come sit nearby.
Let's go eat at a restaurant that's nearby.
ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไปหาbpai hăaที่ไหนtêe năiไกลglaiหรอกròkจอดรถjòt rótใกล้ๆglâi glâiนี่แหละnîi làeสะดวกsà-dùuakดีdee
You don't have to look for a spot far away; parking nearby is convenient.
2AdverbA1
nearby; close by
in the nearby area; at a short distance from here
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใกล้ๆglâi glâiใกล้ๆglâi glâi1near; close (distance)2nearby; close by3near; close to (place)4about; approximately; nearly
My house is nearby.
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Is there a convenience store nearby?
I'll just walk to buy some things nearby.
3PrepositionA2
near; close to (place)
used before a place or noun to mean ‘near to; close to’
Examples
โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainใกล้ๆglâi glâiใกล้ๆglâi glâi1near; close (distance)2nearby; close by3near; close to (place)4about; approximately; nearlyบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
The school is near my house.
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I want to sit near the window.
Yesterday I met him at the coffee shop near the office.
Don't park your car near the street corner because it's dangerous.
4AdverbB1
about; approximately; nearly
used before numbers or quantities to mean ‘around; roughly’ (e.g., ใกล้ๆใกล้ๆglâi glâi1near; close (distance)2nearby; close by3near; close to (place)4about; approximately; nearly ร้อยบาท ‘close to a hundred baht’)
Examples
กระเป๋าgrà-bpăoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atใกล้ๆglâi glâiใกล้ๆglâi glâi1near; close (distance)2nearby; close by3near; close to (place)4about; approximately; nearlyหนึ่งพันnèung panหนึ่งพันnèung panone thousand; 1,000บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
This bag costs around one thousand baht.
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He has been working here for roughly ten years.
รอrorอีกèekใกล้ๆglâi glâiครึ่งkrêungชั่วโมงchûua-mohngนะnáรถrótกำลังจะgam-lang jàมาถึงmaa tŭengแล้วláeo
Wait for about another half an hour; the bus is about to arrive.
จากjàakการประเมินgaan bprà-mernเบื้องต้นbêuuang dtônโครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeต้องdtôngใช้cháiงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanใกล้ๆglâi glâiห้าhâaสิบล้านsìp láanบาทbàat
According to the preliminary assessment, this project will require a budget of roughly fifty million baht.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ใกล้ๆ said ใกล้-ใกล้?
glâi glâi
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 กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
glâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |