ขาดสาย(kàat săai)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] be cut off; lose connection (call/line)
to be suddenly disconnected or interrupted, especially of a telephone call or communication line; to lose contact
Examples
เมื่อกี้mêuua géeเมื่อกี้mêuua gée1just now; a moment ago2a moment ago; just now (time)โทรคุยtoh kuiโทรคุยtoh kui[to] talk on the phoneกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)อยู่ๆyòo yòoอยู่ๆyòo yòosuddenly; out of the blueสายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)8informant; spy; secret agentก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerขาดสายkàat săaiขาดสายkàat săai1[to] be cut off; lose connection (call/line)2unceasing; without a break3without losing contact; continualไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)
I was talking to my mom just now and the call suddenly got disconnected.
2AdjectiveB2
unceasing; without a break
continuing without interruption; happening continually (often in negative constructions: ไม่ขาดสายไม่ขาดสายmâi kàat săaicontinuously; without interruption)
Examples
ตลอดทั้งวันdtà-lòt táng wanตลอดทั้งวันdtà-lòt táng wanall day; throughout the dayลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káa1customer; client2regular customer; patronหลั่งไหลlàng lăiหลั่งไหลlàng lăi[to] pour/stream in; flow in great numbers/amountsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerไม่ขาดสายmâi kàat săaiไม่ขาดสายmâi kàat săaicontinuously; without interruption
Throughout the day, customers kept coming continuously.
3AdjectiveB2
without losing contact; continual
maintaining contact or relations without interruption; continual (often used in set phrases, especially in the negative: ไม่ขาดสายไม่ขาดสายmâi kàat săaicontinuously; without interruption)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillติดต่อdtìt-dtòrติดต่อdtìt-dtòr1[to] contact; get in touch2[to] keep in touch; maintain contact3[to] touch; be in contact; connect; adjoin4[to] be infectious; transmit (disease)5contact; communicationคุณย่าkun yâaคุณย่าkun yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)มาตลอดmaa dtà-lòtมาตลอดmaa dtà-lòtall along; continuouslyไม่ขาดสายmâi kàat săaiไม่ขาดสายmâi kàat săaicontinuously; without interruptionแม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt1provincial; out-of-town2upcountry; outside the capital
He has kept in touch with his grandma continuously without interruption, even while working in another province.
Word Breakdown
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ขาดสายkàat săaiขาดสายkàat săai[to] be cut off; lose connection (call/line)