Everyday expressions ใครจะไปรู้ krai jà bpai rúu
who knows?, how would anyone know? phrase
- krai mid
- jà low
- bpai mid
- rúu high
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
ใครจะไปรู้krai jà bpai rúu, literally "who would know?", is a rhetorical "who knows?". With ล่ะlâ at the end it turns defensive: "how was I supposed to know?". For a plain statement that nobody knows, say ไม่มีใครรู้mâi mii krai 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:
- krai ja pai ru
- khrai ja bpai ruu
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