Squirrel in Thai

“Squirrel” in Thai is กระรอกgrà-râwk.

กระรอก grà-râwk

squirrel noun

  • grà low
  • râwk falling
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
  • Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

Classifier: ตัวdtua · counting word for animals, clothes, tables and chairs

How to use it

Squirrels, กระรอกgrà-râwk, live in every park and garden, and they love fruit, so owners of mango and rambutan trees see them as thieves. The first syllable is quick, almost gra.

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:

  • krarok
  • kra rok
  • kraroke

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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