กา
gaaMeanings
1NounA2
kettle; pouring pot
A kettle or pot with a spout used for boiling water or serving liquids.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กาgaaกาgaa1kettle; pouring pot2[to] mark; cross; check (a box)3crow (bird)ใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
Mom boils water in a small kettle every morning.
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I lifted the kettle off the stove and poured tea into a cup.
เวลาwee-laaต้มdtômน้ำnáamให้hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaเราraoใช้cháiกาgaaสแตนเลสsà-dtɛɛn-lèetเพราะprɔ́ทนtonความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnและlɛ́ทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatง่ายngâai
When boiling water for customers, we use a stainless-steel kettle because it withstands heat and is easy to clean.
2VerbA2
[to] mark; cross; check (a box)
To put a mark, especially a cross, on or beside an item to select it or indicate it, as on a form or ballot.
Examples
กรุณาgà-rú-naaกรุณาgà-rú-naa1please (polite/formal request)2kindness; benevolence3kind; benevolentกาช่องgaa-chɔ̂ngกาช่องgaa-chɔ̂ng[to] mark a box; tick a boxคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔp1answer; reply2solution; correct answerที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ng1correct; right2proper; in accordance3exactly; rightly; correctly
Please tick the correct answer box.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnลืมlʉʉmกาช่องgaa-chɔ̂ngยินยอมyin-yɔɔmในnaiแบบฟอร์มbɛ̀ɛp-fɔɔmออนไลน์ɔɔn-laai
Yesterday I forgot to tick the consent box on the online form.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnยื่นyʉ̂ʉnใบสมัครbai-sà-màkอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmกาgaaทุกtúkข้อkɔ̂ɔที่tîiจำเป็นjam-bpenตามdtaamรายraaiการตรวจสอบgaan-dtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔp
Before submitting the application, don't forget to tick all required items on the checklist.
ผู้มีสิทธิเลือกตั้งpûu-mii-sìt-tí-lʉ̂ʉak-dtângต้องdtɔ̂ngกาgaaชื่อchʉ̂ʉผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanบนbonบัตรลงคะแนนbàt-long-ká-nɛɛnอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
Voters must clearly tick the name of the candidate they want on the ballot.
3NounB1
crow (bird)
A crow, a common black bird; in Thai often used loosely for several corvid species.
Examples
เช้านี้cháao-níiเช้านี้cháao-níithis morningมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกาgaaกาgaa1kettle; pouring pot2[to] mark; cross; check (a box)3crow (bird)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)รั้วrúuaรั้วrúua1fence; enclosure2railings; barrierหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing side
This morning a crow flew to perch on the fence in front of the house.
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I saw a flock of crows eating food scraps at the market.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaกาgaaมักฉลาดmák-chà-làatและlɛ́จดจำjòt-jamใบหน้าbai-nâaคนkonที่tîiให้hâiอาหารaa-hǎanได้dâai
Villagers say crows are clever and can remember the faces of people who feed them.
เสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngของkɔ̌ɔngกาgaaในnaiยามเย็นyaam-yenทำให้tam-hâiนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngเรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpนกnókฉลาดchà-làatประจำbprà-jamวัดwát
The crows’ calls in the evening bring to mind folktales about the clever birds that dwell at temples.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |