ขยะ
kà-yàMeanings
1NounA1
trash; garbage; rubbish
Waste materials or items that are discarded.
Examples
บ้านเราbâan-raoบ้านเราbâan-rao1our house; our home2our country; Thailand3our hometown; our areaคัดแยกkát-yɛ̂ɛkคัดแยกkát-yɛ̂ɛk1[to] sort; separate (into categories)2[to] screen; select outขยะkà-yàขยะkà-yà1trash; garbage; rubbish2junk; worthless stuff (figurative)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
Our family sorts waste every day.
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Yesterday I took recyclable waste to the center.
Tomorrow the municipal truck will collect the waste in the morning.
Don’t throw litter on the ground; let’s keep things clean.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanฉันchǎnเห็นhěnคนkonทิ้งขยะtíng-kà-yàลงlongทางเท้าtaang-táaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoลมlomพัดpátปลิวbpliuไปทั่วbpai-tûua
Yesterday I saw someone drop litter on the sidewalk, and the wind blew it everywhere.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeเราraoจะjàออกไปòk bpaiเก็บขยะgèp kà-yàที่têeสวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-náกับgàpเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuan
Tomorrow we will go pick up litter at the park with friends.
เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanติดdtìtป้ายเตือนbpâai-dtʉʉanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangค่าปรับkâa-bpràpสำหรับsǎm-ràpผู้ที่pûu-tîiทิ้งขยะtíng-kà-yàเรี่ยราดrîia-râatบนbonถนนtà-nǒn
The municipality put up signs warning about fines for those who litter on the streets.
2NounB1
junk; worthless stuff (figurative)
Something considered useless or of no value (figurative use).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillวิจารณ์wí-jaanวิจารณ์wí-jaan1[to] critique; [to] comment on2[to] criticize (often negatively)บทความbòt-kwaamบทความbòt-kwaamarticle; essayนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ขยะkà-yàขยะkà-yà1trash; garbage; rubbish2junk; worthless stuff (figurative)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)
He criticized that article as trash; reading it gave nothing.
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หนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiมีmiiไอเดียai-diiaดีdiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛบทพูดbòt-pûutบางbaangช่วงchûuangก็gɔ̂ยังyangเป็นbpenขยะkà-yà
This movie has good ideas, but some lines are still garbage.
เธอtəəบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaข่าวลวงkàao-luuangพวกนี้pûuak-níiเป็นbpenขยะkà-yàทางความคิดtaang-kwaam-kítที่tîiไม่ควรmâi-kuuanแชร์ต่อchɛɛ-dtɔ̀ɔ
She said these fake news pieces are mental garbage that shouldn't be shared.
ถ้าtâaเราraoยอมรับyom rápมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tăanต่ำdtàmๆ-เนื้อหาnéuua hăaคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapก็gâwจะjàถูกtòokกลบglòpด้วยdûuayขยะkà-yàทางtaangสื่อsèuu
If we accept low standards, quality content will be buried under media garbage.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขยะ said ขะ-หยะ?
kà-yà
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |