ใคร่
krâiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] wish to; would like to (formal)
to want to do something; to intend politely or formally (literary/polite usage, often followed by จะจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results))
Examples
กระผมgrà-pǒmกระผมgrà-pǒmI; me (very polite male)ใคร่krâiใคร่krâi1[to] wish to; would like to (formal)2to desire; crave (literary)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forคำปรึกษาkam-bprʉ̀k-sǎaคำปรึกษาkam-bprʉ̀k-sǎaadvice; counselเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ทุนการศึกษาtun-gaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaทุนการศึกษาtun-gaan-sʉ̀k-sǎascholarship; study grant
I would like to seek advice regarding a scholarship.
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ดิฉันใคร่dì-chăn krâiจะjàเรียนriianถามtăamท่านtâanถึงกำหนดtĕung gam-nòtการประชุมgaan bprà-chumพรุ่งนี้prûng-née
I would like to ask you about tomorrow’s meeting schedule.
คณะká-náผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanใคร่krâiจะjàเชิญchəənท่านtânมาเป็นmaa-bpenวิทยากรwít-tá-yaa-gɔɔnในnaiโอกาสพิเศษoo-gàat-pí-sèetนี้níi
The organizing committee would like to invite you to be a speaker on this special occasion.
ทางtaangสถาบันsà-tǎa-banใคร่krâiจะjàเสนอsà-nə̌əให้hâiมีmiiความร่วมมือkwaam-rûuam-mʉʉทางวิชาการtaang-wí-chaa-gaanระหว่างrá-wàangสองsɔ̌ɔngมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-lai
The institute wishes to propose academic collaboration between the two universities.
2VerbB2
to desire; crave (literary)
to feel a strong desire or longing for something (formal or literary register)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใคร่krâiใคร่krâi1[to] wish to; would like to (formal)2to desire; crave (literary)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ข่าวดีkàao-diiข่าวดีkàao-diigood newsจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətbirthplace; hometownในเร็ววันnai-reo-wanในเร็ววันnai-reo-wansoon; in the near future
He longs to hear good news from his hometown soon.
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The heroine yearns to see the mother she’s been separated from for long.
ในnaiยามyaamเหงาngăoเธอterใคร่krâiความอบอุ่นkwaam òp ùnของkŏngครอบครัวkrôp kruuaกว่าgwàaทรัพย์สินเงินทองsáp sĭn ngern tongใดdaiๆ-
In lonely times, she longs for the warmth of family more than any wealth.
ชายชราchaai-chá-raaนั่งมองnâng-mɔɔngท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaเย็นyenย่ำyâmใคร่krâiกลับไปglàp-bpaiสัมผัสsǎm-pàtลมหนาวlom-nǎaoบนbonทุ่งtûngเก่าgàoอีกìikสักครั้งsàk-kráng
The old man sat watching the evening sky, longing to feel the cold wind on the old field once more.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
krâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |