ขวา
kwǎaMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
right (direction/side)
On or toward the right-hand side; opposite to left.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainขวาkwǎaขวาkwǎa1right (direction/side)2the right; right side3right; to the rightของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assess
My house is to the right of the temple.
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His right hand is holding a bag.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeเราraoนั่งnângฝั่งfàngขวาkwăaของkŏngห้องประชุมhông bprà-chumเพื่อpêuuaมองเห็นmong hĕnจอjoชัดๆchát chát
Tomorrow we'll sit on the right side of the meeting room to see the screen clearly.
2NounA1
the right; right side
The right-hand side or the right part of something.
Examples
ตู้หนังสือdtûu-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉตู้หนังสือdtûu-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉbookcase; book cabinetอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainด้านdâanด้านdâan1side; face (surface)2classifier: sides/faces/aspects3field; area; aspect4calloused; hardened; matte5toward; on the side ofขวาkwǎaขวาkwǎa1right (direction/side)2the right; right side3right; to the rightของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2desk
The bookshelf is on the right side of the table.
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The right-side door of the house is open.
รูปrûupครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaวางไว้waang-wáiข้างkâangขวาkwǎaของkɔ̌ɔngทีวีtii-wiiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi
The family photo was placed on the right side of the TV yesterday.
ขวดน้ำkùuat-náamน่าจะnâa-jàอยู่ที่yùu-tîiชั้นchánขวาkwǎaของkɔ̌ɔngตู้เย็นdtûu-yenพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháo
The water bottle should be on the right shelf of the fridge tomorrow morning.
3AdverbA1
right; to the right
toward the right-hand side, especially when used with a verb of movement
Examples
เดินไปdəən-bpaiเดินไปdəən-bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]ขวาkwǎaขวาkwǎa1right (direction/side)2the right; right side3right; to the rightที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสี่แยกsìi-yɛ̂ɛkสี่แยกsìi-yɛ̂ɛkintersection; crossroads (four-way)
Go right at the intersection.
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Turn right in front of the café.
Exit the station and turn right to get to the bus stop.
ขับkàpตรงไปdtrong-bpaiสองsɔ̌ɔngกิโลgì-looแล้วlɛ́ɛoชิดchítขวาkwǎaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขึ้นkʉ̂nทางด่วนtaang-dùuan
Drive straight for two kilometers, then keep right to enter the expressway.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ขว, the first consonant ข sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kwǎa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |