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| ชั่วครู่ chuaaF khruuF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ชั่ว-คฺรู่ |
| IPA | tɕʰûːa kʰrûː |
| Royal Thai General System | chua khru |
| 1. [phrase] | |||
| definition | please wait a moment | ||
| components | ชั่ว  | chuaaF | during; throughout |
| ครู่ | khruuF | a short moment | |
| related words | ครู่เดียว | khruuF diaaoM | please wait a moment |
| ซักครู่ | sakH khruuF | to wait a moment; to delay; to pause; "one moment please" — "please wait a moment" | |
| 2. | |||
| definition | a short period of time | ||
| components | ชั่ว | chuaaF | period of time; interval |
| ครู่ | khruuF | a short moment | |
| synonyms | ช่วงสั้น | chuaangF sanF | for a short period of time |
| ชั่วครู่ชั่วยาม | chuaaF khruuF chuaaF yaamM | for a moment; briefly | |
| ชั่วพริบตา | chuaaF phripH dtaaM | in an instant; in the blink of an eye | |
| เดี๋ยวเดียว | diaaoR diaaoM | for a moment; for a short time; for a little while; for a minute; for a while | |
| ประเดี๋ยวประด๋าว | bpraL diaaoR bpraL daaoR | for a short period, for a short term, shortly, presently, momentarily | |
| ประเดี๋ยวเดียว | bpraL diaaoR diaaoM | for a moment; for a short time; for a little while; for a minute; for a while | |
| แป๊บเดียว | bpaaepH diaaoM | a very short period of time; just a minute | |
| ไม่ช้า | maiF chaaH | soon | |
| ไม่นาน | maiF naanM | soon; not long from now; not long ago; for a short period of time | |
| อึดใจหนึ่ง | eutL jaiM neungL | for a moment; in a moment; in an instant | |
| antonym | เนิ่นนาน | neernF naanM | for long time; for a lengthy period of time |
| sample sentence | ท่านละสายตาจากหน้ากระดาษมามองชั่วครู่ ก่อนจะกลับไปสนใจกับสิ่งที่อยู่ในมือต่อ thanF laH saaiR dtaaM jaakL naaF graL daatL maaM maawngM chuaaF khruuF gaawnL jaL glapL bpaiM sohnR jaiM gapL singL theeF yuuL naiM meuuM dtaawL "He shifted his gaze from the page [he was reading] to look up briefly before returning his attention to what was in his hand." | ||
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