ขายของ
kǎai-kɔ̌ɔngMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] sell things; [to] sell goods
to sell things or goods, often as a job or business.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔngขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔng[to] sell things; [to] sell goodsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
My mother sells things at the market.
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This weekend, I'm going to sell things at the walking street market.
He wants to quit his full-time job to sell things online.
พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoฉันchǎnขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔngเก่งมากgèng-mâakเขาkǎoสามารถsǎa-mâatคุยkuiกับgàpลูกค้าlûuk-káaจนjonซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngกลับไปglàp-bpaiเยอะแยะyə́-yɛ́
My older sister is very good at selling things; she can talk to customers until they buy a lot of items.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǎai
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
ขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneself[to] sell [sth]Part 1
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ขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔngขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔng[to] sell things; [to] sell goods[to] sell things; [to] sell goodsWord