ขาวๆ
kăao kăaoMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
whitish; light-colored
somewhat white, rather white, or light in color
Examples
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There's something whitish floating in the curry; I don't know what it is.
I saw some whitish smoke coming from the window.
ผนังpà-năngห้องhôngทาสีtaa sĕeขาวๆkăao kăaoทำให้tam hâiห้องhôngดูdooสว่างsà-wàangและláeกว้างขึ้นgwâang kêun
The room's walls are painted a whitish color, making the room look brighter and more spacious.
2AdjectiveB1
fair-skinned
having a light or pale skin complexion
Examples
นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureขาวๆkăao kăaoขาวๆkăao kăao1whitish; light-colored2fair-skinnedสูงๆsŏong sŏongสูงๆsŏong sŏong1quite/very high (reduplicated)2up high; at a high pitch/level
That new student is fair-skinned and tall.
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เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนจีนkon jeenหน้าตาnâa dtaaตี๋dtĕeๆ-ผิวpĭuขาวๆkăao kăaoคุณkunน่าจะnâa jàจำได้jam dâiง่ายngâai
He's Chinese, with monolidded eyes and fair skin; you should be able to recognize him easily.
คนไทยkon taiหลายคนlăai konอยากyàakมีmeeผิวpĭuขาวๆkăao kăaoเลยloieนิยมní-yomใช้cháiครีมkreemที่têeทำให้tam hâiผิวpĭuสว่างsà-wàangขึ้นkêun
Many Thai people want to have fair skin, so creams that lighten the skin are popular.
ค่านิยมkâa ní-yomเรื่องrêuuangความงามkwaam ngaamที่ว่าtêe wâaคนสวยkon sŭuaiต้องdtôngผิวpĭuขาวๆkăao kăaoเริ่มrêrmเปลี่ยนไปbplìian bpaiแล้วláeoในปัจจุบันnai bpàt-jù-ban
The beauty standard that says a beautiful person must have fair skin is starting to change nowadays.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขาวๆ said ขาว-ขาว?
kăao kăao
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
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
kăao
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 | — | — |