ขำ(kăm)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

funny; amusing

causing laughter or amusement

Examples

มุกmúkมุกmúk1pearl2joke; gag (colloquial)3pickup line; cheesy line (colloquial)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ขำkămขำkăm1funny; amusing2[to] laugh; be amused3amused (state)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
This joke is very funny.
2VerbA2

[to] laugh; be amused

to find something funny and (often) laugh, sometimes mildly or inwardly

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ขำkămขำkăm1funny; amusing2[to] laugh; be amused3amused (state)จนเผลอjon plĕrจนเผลอjon plĕrso much that one slips up; until [sb] inadvertently does [sth]ยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1smile2[to] smileออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak out
He told a story and I found it funny and couldn’t help but smile.
3AdjectiveB1

amused (state)

feeling amused or entertained (spoken, often as ขำๆขำๆkăm kăm1just for fun; not seriously2amusing; a bit funny meaning ‘just for laughs’)

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปดูbpai dooไปดูbpai doo[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchคลิปklípคลิปklíp1clip (short video)2clip (fastener)3[to] clip; fasten with a clip4magazine/clip (ammo) — informal5classifier: video clipsขำๆkăm kămขำๆkăm kăm1just for fun; not seriously2amusing; a bit funnyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowสนุกดีsà-nùk deeสนุกดีsà-nùk deequite fun; good fun
Yesterday we watched some funny clips just for laughs with friends; it was fun.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ตลกdtà-lòkตลกdtà-lòk1ridiculous; absurd; laughable2comedian3funny; amusing
  • ridiculous; absurd; laughable
  • comedian
  • funny; amusing
น่าขำnâa kămน่าขำnâa kămfunny; laughable

funny; laughable

ขันkănขันkăn1bowl (metal basin); thai water bowl2[to] crow (rooster)3[to] jest; banter4[to] tighten (by turning)5[to] giggle; chuckle6classifier: bowls; basins
  • bowl (metal basin); thai water bowl
  • [to] crow (rooster)
  • [to] jest; banter
  • [to] tighten (by turning)
  • [to] giggle; chuckle
  • classifier: bowls; basins
ขบขันkòp kănขบขันkòp kăn1amusing; funny (lightly)2[to] be amused
  • amusing; funny (lightly)
  • [to] be amused
ฮาhaaฮาhaa1funny; hilarious (colloq.)2[to] laugh (colloq.)3ha! (laughter)
  • funny; hilarious (colloq.)
  • [to] laugh (colloq.)
  • ha! (laughter)