ขับขี่

kàp kèe

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] drive; operate (vehicle)

to control and operate a vehicle such as a car, motorcycle, or truck

Examples

พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofขับขี่kàp kèeขับขี่kàp kèe1[to] drive; operate (vehicle)2[to] ride (motorcycle); ride (animal) (formal)3driving; operating (as a modifier)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan[to] go to workทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
Dad drives a car to work every day.
2NounA2

[to] ride (motorcycle); ride (animal) (formal)

to ride and control a motorcycle, or ride an animal in formal/official usage; everyday speech often uses ขี่ขี่kèe1[to] ride2[to] bully; lord over for animals

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerห้ามhâamห้ามhâam1[to] forbid; prohibit2[to] ban (officially)3[n.] prohibitionขับขี่kàp kèeขับขี่kàp kèe1[to] drive; operate (vehicle)2[to] ride (motorcycle); ride (animal) (formal)3driving; operating (as a modifier)มอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sáiมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sái1classifier: คัน2motorcycle; motorbikeโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)สวมsŭuamสวมsŭuam1[to] put on; wear (clothes, shoes, rings)2[to] assume a role3[to] slip on; fit over; sheathหมวกนิรภัยmùuak ní-rá-paiหมวกนิรภัยmùuak ní-rá-paihelmet; safety helmet
The police prohibit riding a motorcycle without wearing a helmet.
3NounB1

driving; operating (as a modifier)

relating to the act of driving or operating a vehicle when used attributively (e.g., ใบขับขี่ใบขับขี่bai kàp kèedriver’s license = driver’s license)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveใบขับขี่bai kàp kèeใบขับขี่bai kàp kèedriver’s licenseที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotกรมการขนส่งทางบกเมื่อkrom-kaan-khonsong-thaang-bok-mueaเช้าcháaoเช้าcháao1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morning
He went to get a driver’s license at the Department of Land Transport this morning.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitPart 1
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ขี่kèeขี่kèe1[to] ride2[to] bully; lord overPart 2
ขับขี่kàp kèeขับขี่kàp kèe[to] drive; operate (vehicle)