Spread in Thai

“Spread” in Thai is กระจายgrà-jaai.

กระจาย grà-jaai

to spread (out), to scatter verb

grà low
jaai mid

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

กระจายgrà-jaai is spreading out from one place: news, a smell, a crowd, an illness, shops across a city. Many Thai villages still have a หอกระจายข่าวhǎw grà-jaai kàao, "a tower that spreads news": loudspeakers on a pole for the village announcements. Spreading butter or cream on something is ทาtaa.

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:

krajai
kra jai
krachai

More verbs in Thai

All verbs

เป็น bpen Be
to be (a nationality, a job, a role)
มี mii Have
to have
ไป bpai Go
to go
มา maa Come
to come
กิน gin Eat
to eat
ดื่ม dùuem Drink
to drink

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones