ขอทาง
kɔ̌ɔ-taangMeanings
1InterjectionA1
excuse me (let me pass); make way
excuse me (used to ask someone to move aside so one can pass); make way
Examples
ขอทางหน่อยkɔ̌ɔ-taang-nɔ̀iขอทางหน่อยkɔ̌ɔ-taang-nɔ̀iExcuse me; let me passครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ลงรถlong-rótลงรถlong-rót[to] get off a vehicleตรงนี้dtrong-níiตรงนี้dtrong-níi1here; right here2this place/spot; this location3this part; this section; this point
Excuse me, I'm getting off the bus here.
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Make way please, watch out for the hot water.
ขอทางหน่อยkɔ̌ɔ-taang-nɔ̀iได้ไหมdâai-mǎiคะkáพอดีpɔɔ-diiฉันchǎnกำลังgam-langรีบrîipไปbpaiประชุมbprà-chum
Excuse me, could you make way please? I am in a hurry to get to a meeting.
ขอทางkɔ̌ɔ-taangนิดหนึ่งnít-nʉ̀ngครับkrápตรงนี้dtrong-níiมีmiiคนเจ็บkon-jèpต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîi
Make way a little bit please. There is an injured person here who needs some space.
2VerbA2
[to] ask [sb] to let one pass
to ask someone to move aside or allow one to pass through
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขอทางkɔ̌ɔ-taangขอทางkɔ̌ɔ-taang1excuse me (let me pass); make way2[to] ask [sb] to let one passเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเดินไปdəən-bpaiเดินไปdəən-bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]เข้าห้องน้ำkâo-hɔ̂ng-náamเข้าห้องน้ำkâo-hɔ̂ng-náam[to] go to the bathroom; use the toilet
He asked his friends to move aside so he could walk to the bathroom.
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พนักงานเสิร์ฟpá-nák-ngaan-sə̀əpต้องdtɔ̂ngคอยkɔɔiขอทางkɔ̌ɔ-taangลูกค้าlûuk-káaตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaเพราะprɔ́ร้านráanแคบkɛ̂ɛpมากmâak
The waiter has to constantly ask customers to move aside because the restaurant is very narrow.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatเป่าbpàoนกหวีดnók-wìitเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอทางkɔ̌ɔ-taangให้hâiรถพยาบาลrót-pá-yaa-baanขับkàpผ่านไปpàan-bpaiได้dâai
The police officer blew his whistle to ask people to make way so the ambulance could pass through.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรถrótดับเพลิงdàp-pləəngเปิดbpə̀ətไซเรนsai-reenรถrótคันkanอื่นʉ̀ʉnบนbonถนนtà-nǒnก็gɔ̂รู้rúuว่าwâaนั่นคือnân-kʉʉการขอgaan-kɔ̌ɔทางtaang
When the fire truck turns on its siren, other cars on the road know that it is asking them to make way.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh 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
kɔ̌ɔ
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray for[to] request; ask for [sth]Part 1
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ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)way; route; road; pathPart 2
ขอทางkɔ̌ɔ-taangขอทางkɔ̌ɔ-taangexcuse me (let me pass); make wayexcuse me (let me pass); make wayWord