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kàat-tunMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] incur a loss
to make a financial loss in a business, trade, or transaction (earnings are less than costs)
Examples
ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineขาดทุนkàat-tunขาดทุนkàat-tun1[to] incur a loss2unprofitable; at a loss3loss (financial)4[to] be at a disadvantage; not worth it (fig.)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyห้าhâaห้าhâa1five (number)2Java plum tree (Northern Thai)หมื่นmʉ̀ʉnหมื่นmʉ̀ʉn1ten thousand (10,000)2Muen (historical title)บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
Last year, my shop made a loss of fifty thousand baht.
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ถ้าtâaเราraoลดราคาlót-raa-kaaมากกว่านี้mâak-gwàa-níiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเราraoจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmขาดทุนkàat-tunแล้วlɛ́ɛoนะná
If we lower the price any more, our company will start to make a loss.
เขาkǎoเอาaoเงินเก็บngən-gèpทั้งหมดtáng-mòtไปbpaiลงทุนlong-tunทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìtแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ขาดทุนkàat-tun
He took all his savings to invest in a business, but in the end, he made a loss.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtขาดทุนkàat-tunอย่างหนักyàang-nàkในnaiไตรมาสdtrai-mâatที่ผ่านมาtîi-pàan-maaเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakต้นทุนdtôn-tunวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpที่tîiสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂n
The company made a heavy loss last quarter due to the rising cost of raw materials.
2AdjectiveB1
unprofitable; at a loss
not making a profit; costing more than it earns
Examples
ขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔngขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔng[to] sell things; [to] sell goodsชิ้นนี้chín-níiชิ้นนี้chín-níi1this piece/item2this (piece or item)ขาดทุนkàat-tunขาดทุนkàat-tun1[to] incur a loss2unprofitable; at a loss3loss (financial)4[to] be at a disadvantage; not worth it (fig.)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)กำไรgam-raiกำไรgam-rai1profit; financial gain2[to] make a profit3benefit; advantage (fig.)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Selling this item is a loss; I'm not making any profit at all.
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ถึงจะtĕung jàรู้rúuว่าwâaทำtamไปbpaiก็gâwขาดทุนkàat tunแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangอยากyàakทำtamร้านหนังสือráan năng-sĕuเล็กๆlék lékของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayng
Even though he knows it's a loss-making venture, he still wants to open his own small bookstore.
ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtนี้níiมันmanขาดทุนkàat-tunมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiแล้วlɛ́ɛoไม่น่าจะmâi-nâa-jàไปรอดbpai-rɔ̂ɔt
This business has been unprofitable for many years; it's unlikely to survive.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanยอมyɔɔmสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnโครงการkroong-gaanที่tîiขาดทุนkàat-tunเพราะprɔ́เห็นว่าhěn-wâaมันmanสร้างsâangประโยชน์bprà-yòotให้hâiสังคมsǎng-komในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
The government agrees to support the loss-making project because it sees that it will benefit society in the long run.
3NounB1
loss (financial)
a negative financial result; the amount by which expenses exceed income (as in กำไรกำไรgam-rai1profit; financial gain2[to] make a profit3benefit; advantage (fig.)–ขาดทุนขาดทุนkàat-tun1[to] incur a loss2unprofitable; at a loss3loss (financial)4[to] be at a disadvantage; not worth it (fig.))
Examples
ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoผลขาดทุนpǒn-kàat-tunผลขาดทุนpǒn-kàat-tunfinancial loss; deficitหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostล้านláanล้านláan1one million (1,000,000)2baldบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
This year, the company had a loss of one million baht.
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ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanกำลังgam-langประชุมbprà-chumเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาทางhǎa-taangลดlótการขาดทุนgaan-kàat-tunของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
The manager is in a meeting to find a way to reduce the company's loss.
การขาดทุนgaan-kàat-tunจากjàakการลงทุนgaan-long-tunในnaiคริปโตkríp-dtooทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoเครียดkrîiatมากmâak
The loss from his crypto investment made him very stressed.
นักบัญชีnák-ban-chiiกำลังgam-langสรุปยอดsà-rùp-yɔ̂ɔtกำไรขาดทุนgam-rai-kàat-tunประจำปีbprà-jam-bpiiของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
The accountant is summarizing the company's annual profit and loss.
4VerbB2
[to] be at a disadvantage; not worth it (fig.)
figurative: to be at a disadvantage or to not get fair value (e.g., 'this photo doesn’t do me justice')
Examples
จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2value; numerical value3worth; value (abstract)4monetary value; worth5polite/friendly address particleตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtǔua-kɔɔn-sə̀ətตั๋วคอนเสิร์ตdtǔua-kɔɔn-sə̀ətconcert ticketแพงpɛɛngแพงpɛɛng1expensive2costly; dearly paid for (figurative)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)บังbangบังbang1[to] block; cover; obscure2[to] shield; protect (by covering)3screen; shade; cover (noun, literary/archaic)4honorific for an older Muslim man; brotherจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěn[to] be unable to see [sth]ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpin1artist (creator of art)2performing artist; entertainerรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ขาดทุนkàat-tunขาดทุนkàat-tun1[to] incur a loss2unprofitable; at a loss3loss (financial)4[to] be at a disadvantage; not worth it (fig.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Paying a lot for a concert ticket but having my view of the artist blocked makes me feel like I really lost out.
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ใครkraiไม่ได้mâi dâaiมาmaaงานเลี้ยงngaan líiangเมื่อคืนmêuua keunถือว่าtĕuu wâaขาดทุนkàat tunสุดๆsùt sùtเพราะpráwอาหารaa-hăanอร่อยà-ròiและláeสนุกมากsà-nùk mâak
Anyone who didn't come to the party last night really missed out because the food was delicious and it was a lot of fun.
ตัวจริงdtuua-jingเขาkǎoหล่อlɔ̀ɔมากmâakนะnáแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่mâiขึ้นkʉ̂nกล้องglɔ̂ngเลยləəiถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaทีไรtii-raiดูduuขาดทุนkàat-tunทุกทีtúk-tii
He's very handsome in person but isn't photogenic at all. Whenever his picture is taken, it doesn't do him justice.
เรียนจบriian jòpคณะká-náดีๆdee deeมาmaaแต่dtàeทำงานtam ngaanไม่ตรงmâi dtrongสายsăaiก็gâwเหมือนmĕuuanขาดทุนkàat tunความรู้kwaam róoที่têeอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaร่ำเรียนrâm riianมาmaa
Graduating from a good faculty but working in an unrelated field feels like a waste of the knowledge you worked so hard to learn.
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 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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ทุนtunทุนtun1scholarship; grant2capital; funds3principal; cost basis4natural endowmentscholarship; grantPart 2
ขาดทุนkàat-tunขาดทุนkàat-tun[to] incur a loss[to] incur a lossWord