ขายเร่
kǎai-rêeMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] peddle; [to] hawk
to sell goods by wandering from place to place
Examples
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeขนมหวานkà-nŏm wăanขนมหวานkà-nŏm wăandessert; sweetsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningขายเร่kăai râyขายเร่kăai rây[to] peddle; [to] hawkในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated community
When he was young, his mother used to make sweets for him to peddle around the village.
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พ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaขายเร่kǎai-rêeคนkonนั้นnánเดินdəənเข็นkěnรถrótขายkǎaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiมาmaaที่tîiหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanเราraoทุกวันtúk-wan
That peddler pushes his fruit cart to the front of our house every day.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao-níiจะมีjà-miiร้านสะดวกซื้อráan-sà-dùuak-sʉ́ʉเยอะแยะyə́-yɛ́แต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangมีmiiคนkonเดินdəənขายเร่kǎai-rêeตามdtaamตรอกซอกซอยdtrɔ̀ɔk-sɔ̂ɔk-sɔɔiให้เห็นhâi-hěnอยู่yùuบ้างbâang
Even though there are many convenience stores nowadays, you can still see people peddling goods in the alleys.
การขายgaan-kǎaiเร่rêeเป็นbpenอาชีพaa-chîipที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความอดทนkwaam-òt-tonสูงsǔungเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngตากแดดตากฝนdtàak-dɛ̀ɛt-dtàak-fǒnเดินหาdəən-hǎaลูกค้าlûuk-káaตลอดทั้งวันdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-táng-wan
Peddling is an occupation that requires high endurance, as one has to brave the sun and rain walking to find customers all day.
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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เร่rêeเร่rêe1[to] drift; wander about2[to] peddle; hawk3itinerant; roaming[to] drift; wander aboutPart 2
ขายเร่kǎai-rêeขายเร่kǎai-rêe[to] peddle; [to] hawk[to] peddle; [to] hawkWord