การขโมย
gaan-kà-mooiMeaning
1NounA2
theft; stealing
the act of stealing; theft.
Examples
การขโมยgaan-kà-mooiการขโมยgaan-kà-mooitheft; stealingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สิ่งsìngสิ่งsìng1thing; object; entity2classifier for things; itemsไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly
Stealing is a bad thing.
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หมู่mòoบ้านเราbâan raoมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăaการขโมยgaan kà-mooyของkŏngเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiบ่อยครั้งbòi kráng
Our village often has a problem with petty theft.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatจับjàpผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiในnaiคดีká-diiการขโมยgaan-kà-mooiรถยนต์rót-yonได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛo
The police have arrested the suspect in the car theft case.
ทางtaangห้างสรรพสินค้าhâang-sàp-pá-sǐn-káaได้dâaiติดตั้งdtìt-dtângกล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìtเพิ่มpə̂əmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการขโมยgaan-kà-mooiสินค้าsǐn-káa
The department store has installed more CCTV cameras to prevent theft of merchandise.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is การขโมย said การ-ขะ-โมย?
gaan-kà-mooi
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaan
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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การขโมยgaan-kà-mooiการขโมยgaan-kà-mooitheft; stealingtheft; stealingWord