ขาวดำ
kǎao-damMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
black-and-white; monochrome
showing only black and white without any other colors, especially for photos, film, print, or patterns.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแมวmɛɛoแมวmɛɛocatสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmlessดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4[to] dive; go underwaterหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
My house has one black and white cat.
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The photos of my grandpa when he was young are all black and white.
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunฉันchănได้dâiดูหนังdoo nǎngขาวดำkăao damเรื่องrêuuangเก่าๆgào gàoสนุกsà-nùkมากmâak
Last night I watched an old black and white movie, it was very fun.
เวลาwee-laaพิมพ์pimเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanที่tîiไม่mâiสำคัญsǎm-kanฉันchǎnมักจะmák-jàเลือกlʉ̂ʉakพิมพ์pimแบบbɛ̀ɛpขาวดำkǎao-damเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประหยัดbprà-yàtหมึกmʉ̀kสีsǐi
When printing unimportant documents, I usually choose to print in black and white to save color ink.
2NounB1
black-and-white media
black-and-white works or style as a medium (e.g., photos, film).
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedคุณย่าkun-yâaคุณย่าkun-yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรูปถ่ายrûup-tàaiรูปถ่ายrûup-tàaiphotograph; photoขาวดำkǎao-damขาวดำkǎao-dam1black-and-white; monochrome2black-and-white media3binary; without nuance (figurative)เยอะมากyə́-mâakเยอะมากyə́-mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloq.)
My grandmother's house has a lot of black-and-white photos.
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ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàเป็นbpenหนังnǎngขาวดำkǎao-damแต่dtɛ̀ɛเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoก็gɔ̂ยังyangน่าติดตามnâa-dtìt-dtaamและlɛ́สนุกsà-nùkมากmâak
Even though it's a black-and-white film, the story is still very engaging and fun.
ช่างภาพchâang-pâapคนนี้kon-níiมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangด้านdâanการถ่ายภาพgaan-tàai-pâapบุคคลbùk-konสไตล์sà-dtaiขาวดำkǎao-damที่tîiดึงdʉngอารมณ์aa-romของkɔ̌ɔngแบบbɛ̀ɛpออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaได้ดีdâai-dii
This photographer is famous for their black-and-white portrait style that captures the subject's emotions well.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiภาพขาวดำpâap-kǎao-damเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเน้นย้ำnén-yámความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kโดดเดี่ยวdòot-dìiaoและlɛ́ความสิ้นหวังkwaam-sîn-wǎngของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครหลักdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-làkในnaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang
The director chose to use black-and-white cinematography to emphasize the main character's feelings of isolation and despair.
3AdjectiveB2
binary; without nuance (figurative)
seeing things as only two choices, with no middle ground; too simple.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไม่ควรmâi-kuuanไม่ควรmâi-kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] view; regard; considerทุกอย่างtúk-yàangทุกอย่างtúk-yàangeverything; all thingsเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ขาวดำkǎao-damขาวดำkǎao-dam1black-and-white; monochrome2black-and-white media3binary; without nuance (figurative)เสมอไปsà-mə̌ə-bpaiเสมอไปsà-mə̌ə-bpaialways; invariablyเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatdetail; detailsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔncomplex; complicated
You shouldn't always see everything as black and white, because some issues have complex details.
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ในnaiตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkผมpŏmเคยkoeiมองโลกmong lôhkแบบbàepขาวดำkăao damคือkeuมีmeeแค่kâeคนดีkon deeกับgàpคนkonเลวlayoเท่านั้นtâo nán
When I was a child, I used to see the world in black and white, meaning there were only good people and bad people.
การตัดสินgaan-dtàt-sǐnปัญหาbpan-hǎaทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnด้วยdûuaiมุมมองmum-mɔɔngแบบbɛ̀ɛpขาวดำkǎao-damมักจะmák-jàนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuทางแก้taang-gɛ̂ɛที่tîiผิดพลาดpìt-plâat
Judging complex political problems with a black-and-white perspective often leads to flawed solutions.
วุฒิภาวะwút-tí-paa-wáสอนsɔ̌ɔnให้เราhâi-raoเข้าใจว่าkâo-jai-wâaศีลธรรมsǐin-lá-tamไม่ใช่mâi-châiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangขาวดำkǎao-damเสมอไปsà-mə̌ə-bpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanมีmiiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiสีเทาsǐi-taoอยู่yùuมากมายmâak-maai
Maturity teaches us that morality isn't always black and white; there are many grey areas.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขาวดำ said ขาว-ดัม?
kǎao-dam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǎao
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
ขาวkǎaoขาวkǎao1white (color)2fair-skinned; light-complexioned3white (color)4[to] be white; be fair-skinnedwhite (color)Part 1
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ดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4[to] dive; go underwaterblack; very dark (color)Part 2
ขาวดำkǎao-damขาวดำkǎao-damblack-and-white; monochromeblack-and-white; monochromeWord