ขาดสาย
kàat-sǎaiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] be interrupted; cease to be continuous
to have a break in a continuous flow, sequence, or connection; often negated in ไม่ขาดสายไม่ขาดสายmâi-kàat-sǎai1unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous2continuously; without interruption, meaning continuously
Examples
เมื่อกี้mêuua géeเมื่อกี้mêuua gée1just now; a moment ago2a moment ago; just now (time)โทรคุยtoh kuiโทรคุยtoh kui[to] talk on the phoneกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)อยู่ๆyòo yòoอยู่ๆyòo yòosuddenly; out of the blueสายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerขาดสายkàat săaiขาดสายkàat săai[to] be interrupted; cease to be continuousไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
I was talking to my mom just now and the call suddenly got disconnected.
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สัญญาณsǎn-yaanอินเทอร์เน็ตin-təə-nétไม่mâiเสถียรsà-tǐianทำให้tam-hâiการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumขาดสายkàat-sǎaiกลางคันglaang-kan
The internet signal was unstable, causing the meeting to get cut off midway.
ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkจนjonไฟดับfai dàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpเลยloieขาดสายkàat săaiกับgàpเขาkăoไปbpaiเฉยๆchŏei chŏei
It rained so hard that the power went out, and my call with him just got cut off.
ตอนdtonคุยkuiเรื่องสำคัญrêuuang săm-kanอยู่ดีๆyòo dee deeเขาkăoก็gâwเงียบngîiapไปbpaiและláeสายsăaiขาดสายkàat săaiโดยdoiไม่ทราบmâi sâapสาเหตุsăa-hèt
Right in the middle of an important conversation, he went silent and the call disconnected for no apparent reason.
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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สายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamslate (in the day); running latePart 2
ขาดสายkàat-sǎaiขาดสายkàat-sǎai[to] be interrupted; cease to be continuous[to] be interrupted; cease to be continuousWord