ขาดคำ
kàat-kamMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] finish speaking; finish an utterance
To finish saying something; especially in ไม่ทันขาดคำ, indicating that something happens before or just as the speaker finishes.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ระวังแก้วrá-wang-gɛ̂ɛoระวังแก้วrá-wang-gɛ̂ɛobe careful with the glass; watch out for glassพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2in time3[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of4[to] be a match for; see throughขาดคำkàat-kamขาดคำkàat-kam[to] finish speaking; finish an utteranceฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแก้วgɛ̂ɛo1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)ตกแตกdtòk-dtɛ̀ɛkตกแตกdtòk-dtɛ̀ɛk[to] drop and shatter
Mom told me to be careful with the glass, and before she had even finished speaking, I dropped it and it broke.
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ฉันchǎnเพิ่งpə̂ngบอกbɔ̀ɔkเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanว่าwâaช่วงนี้chûuang-níiฝนfǒnไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iตกdtòkยังyangไม่mâiทันtanขาดคำkàat-kamฝนfǒnก็gɔ̂เทลงมาtee-long-maaจนjonเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngวิ่งหาwîng-hǎaที่หลบtîi-lòp
I had just told my friend that it hadn't been raining much lately when, before I could finish, it started pouring and we had to run for shelter.
ผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaระบบรักษาความปลอดภัยrá-bòp-rák-sǎa-kwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiรัดกุมrát-gumพูดpûutยังyangไม่mâiทันtanขาดคำkàat-kamก็gɔ̂มีmiiรายงานraai-ngaanเข้ามาkâo-maaว่าwâaข้อมูลลูกค้าkɔ̂ɔ-muun-lûuk-káaรั่วไหลrûua-lǎi
The executive insisted that the security system was robust, but barely had he finished speaking when a report came in that customer data had been leaked.
ผู้บรรยายpûu-ban-yaaiกำลังgam-langชมchomว่าwâaผู้รักษาประตูpûu-rák-sǎa-bprà-dtuuคนนี้kon-níiเหนียวแน่นnǐiao-nɛ̂nจนjonแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiยิงyingผ่านpàanพูดpûutยังyangไม่mâiทันtanขาดคำkàat-kamเจ้าตัวjâo-dtuuaก็gɔ̂รับrápลูกlûukพลาดplâatเสียsǐiaประตูbprà-dtuuไปbpaiอย่างyàangน่าเสียดายnâa-sǐia-daai
The commentator was praising the goalkeeper as almost impossible to score against when, before he had even finished, the keeper fumbled the ball and conceded an unfortunate goal.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขาดคำ said ขาด-คัม?
kàat-kam
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 syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kàat
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ขาดkàatขาดkàat1[to] lack; be without2[to] be short of; run short of; run out of3[to] be torn; tear; rip4lacking; deficient5[to] be absent; miss (an occurrence)6[to] be cut off; be severed[to] lack; be withoutPart 1
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ขาดคำkàat-kamขาดคำkàat-kam[to] finish speaking; finish an utterance[to] finish speaking; finish an utteranceWord