ใครๆ

krai krai

Meanings

1PronounA2

everyone; people in general

people in general; all people, often used in the pattern ‘ใครๆใครๆkrai krai1everyone; people in general2anyone at all; just anyone ก็ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption marker…’.

Examples

ใครๆkrai kraiใครๆkrai krai1everyone; people in general2anyone at all; just anyoneก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to] corrode; erode; eat into5[to] take (a bribe); pocketไอศกรีมai-sà-greemไอศกรีมai-sà-greemice cream
Everyone likes to eat ice cream.
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ใครๆkrai kraiก็gâwบอกว่าbòk wâaหนังnăngเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeน่าดูnâa dooมากmâak
Everyone says this movie is very worth watching.
ใครๆkrai kraiก็gâwไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoทะเลในtá-lay naiช่วงchûuangวันหยุดยาวwan yùt yaao
Everyone goes to the beach during the long holiday.
ใครๆkrai kraiก็gâwอยากyàakมีชีวิตmee chee-wítที่ดีtêe deeและláeมีความสุขmee kwaam sùkกันganทั้งนั้นtáng nánแหละlàe
Of course, everyone wants to have a good and happy life.
2PronounB1

anyone at all; just anyone

any person without exception, often used with negation or limitation (e.g., not just anyone).

Examples

งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สำคัญsăm-kanสำคัญsăm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)ใครๆkrai kraiใครๆkrai krai1everyone; people in general2anyone at all; just anyoneก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทำได้tam dâiทำได้tam dâi1[to] be able to do [sth]2I/we did it!3[to] be allowed to do [sth]นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
This job is very important, not just anyone can do it.
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คุณkunจะjàไว้ใจwái jaiเล่าlâoความลับkwaam lápให้hâiใครๆkrai kraiฟังfangไม่ได้mâi dâai
You can't just trust and tell your secret to anyone.
ตำแหน่งdtam-nàengผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanคนใหม่kon màiไม่ใช่mâi châiใครๆkrai kraiก็gâwเป็นได้bpen dâaiต้องdtôngผ่านpàanการคัดเลือกgaan kát lêuuakที่têeเข้มงวดkêm ngûuat
Not just anyone can become the new manager; they must go through a strict selection process.
การgaanจะjàเข้าใจkâo jaiปรัชญาbpràt-yaaที่têeซับซ้อนsáp sónนี้néeอย่างถ่องแท้yàang tòng táeไม่ใช่mâi châiว่าwâaใครๆkrai kraiก็gâwสามารถทำได้săa-mâat tam dâi
To truly comprehend this complex philosophy is not something just anyone can do.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ใครๆ said ใคร-ใคร?

krai krai

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

  1. Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ใ hides a final -ย, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

krai

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1everyone; people in general