ask earnestly
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- 1 ask earnestly、plead、beg
This word means to appeal to someone to do something. Depending on the situation and tone, it can range from making an earnest request to begging or pleading.
ask earnestly、plead、beg
To earnestly ask someone to do or not do something, often by appealing to their sympathy or cooperation.
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ขอร้อง อย่าบอกใครนะ khɔ̌ɔ rɔ́ɔŋ yàa bɔ̀ɔk khray ná Please, don't tell anyone. ขอร้อง อย่าบอกใครนะ details
Learning notes
Explanation
ขอร้อง combines ขอ, “to ask or seek,” with ร้อง, “to cry out or appeal.” It does not literally imply crying; it presents the request as earnest or important. A common pattern is ขอร้องให้ + person + verb, meaning “ask someone to do something.” To ask someone not to act, speakers use ขอร้องไม่ให้ + person + verb or, more conversationally, ขอร้อง อย่า + verb. Used by itself, ขอร้อง can mean “Please!” or “I'm begging you.”
Usage
It is common when making an important personal request, asking someone to stop doing something, or appealing for secrecy or cooperation. Schools, organizations, and public authorities also use it when earnestly asking the public to cooperate.
Caution
Use ขอ rather than ขอร้อง for ordinary requests for an object or permission. For example, “Can I have some water?” is ขอน้ำหน่อย, not ขอร้องน้ำ. ขอร้อง normally appeals to someone to do or refrain from doing an action.
Differences from similar words
1 ask earnestly synonyms
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ขอ is a broad, everyday word used to ask for something, seek permission, or make a simple request. ขอร้อง usually asks someone to take or avoid an action and sounds more earnest or emotionally insistent.
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ร้องขอ means to request or seek something and is common in official or administrative contexts. ขอร้อง more directly appeals to another person's sympathy or willingness to cooperate.
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อ้อนวอน strongly suggests pleading persistently or desperately. ขอร้อง can also express a plea, but it covers ordinary earnest requests as well.