ขาย
kăai
Meanings
1NounA1
[to] sell [sth]
To offer and transfer goods or services in exchange for money.
Examples
ป้าขายbpâa kăaiป้าขายbpâa kăaiauntie vendorผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiผลไม้pŏn-lá-máifruitหน้าตลาดnâa dtà-làatหน้าตลาดnâa dtà-làat1in front of the market; market frontage2facing the market; adjacent to the market
Auntie sells fruit in front of the market.
2NounA2
for sale; for purchase
Available to be bought; offered for purchase.
Examples
ร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangbreadขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
This shop has bread for sale every day.
3NounB2
[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneself
To sell one’s body or sexual services; to engage in prostitution (colloquial/derogatory in some contexts).
Examples
ข่าวลือkàao leuuข่าวลือkàao leuurumor; hearsayบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ขายตัวkăai dtuuaขายตัวkăai dtuua1[to] sell one's body for sex2[to] sell out; betray one's principlesในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ย่านกลางyâan glaangย่านกลางyâan glaangmidrange; middle frequency bandคืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverยืนยันyeun yanยืนยันyeun yan1[to] confirm; affirm2[to] insist; stand firm3[to] verify; validate; authenticateได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
Rumors say she sells her body in the nightlife district, but no one can confirm it.