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Know in Thai

“Know” in Thai is รู้rúu; you'll also hear รู้จักrúu-jàk (know a person or place).

รู้ rúu

to know verb know a fact

  • rúu high
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.

You've already heard its cousin in ยินดีที่ได้รู้จักyin-dii tîi dâi rúu-jàk: รู้จักrúu-jàk is to know a person.

รู้จัก rúu-jàk

to know (a person or a place), to be acquainted with verb

  • rúu high
  • jàk low
  • High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

For people and places. For facts, use รู้rúu: รู้จักฝนrúu-jàk fǒn (know Fon), but รู้ไหมrúu mǎi (do you know?).

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How to use it

Thai has two "know"s. รู้rúu is for facts: รู้ไหมrúu mǎi, do you know? รู้จักrúu-jàk is for people and places: รู้จักร้านนี้ไหมrúu-jàk ráan níi mǎi, do you know this restaurant? "I don't know" is ไม่รู้mâi rúu.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

  • ru
  • roo
  • ru jak
  • roo jak

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