ขำขัน
kǎm-kǎnMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
humorous; funny; comical
amusing in a light or playful way; causing laughter; comical.
Examples
รายการraai-gaanรายการraai-gaan1program; show (TV/radio/online)2list; listing3item; entry (on a list/form)4agenda; schedule (of items)เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฉากchàakฉากchàak1scene (drama/film/story)2backdrop; set; scenery3screen; partition; room divider4setting (of a story)5square; right angle (90°)6setting; backdrop (figurative)ขำขันkǎm-kǎnขำขันkǎm-kǎn1humorous; funny; comical2humor (quality); funninessหลายตอนlǎai-dtɔɔnหลายตอนlǎai-dtɔɔnmany episodes; several partsดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeไม่หยุดmâi-yùtไม่หยุดmâi-yùt1[to] not stop; keep going2non-stop; without stopping
Last night’s show had many amusing scenes; I couldn’t stop laughing.
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เขาkǎoเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangผิดพลาดpìt-plâatในnaiที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanแบบbɛ̀ɛpขำขันkǎm-kǎnทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatผ่อนคลายpɔ̀ɔn-klaai
He told the story of a mistake at work in a playful, comical way, which eased the atmosphere.
บทความbòt-kwaamนั้นnánใช้cháiสำนวนsǎm-nuuanขำขันkǎm-kǎnวิจารณ์wí-jaanปัญหารถติดbpan-hǎa-rót-dtìtทำให้tam-hâiอ่านàanเพลินpləən
That article uses a light, comical tone to critique traffic problems, making it an enjoyable read.
แม้mɛ́ɛหัวข้อhǔua-kɔ̂ɔจะjàจริงจังjing-jangนักพูดnák-pûutก็gɔ̂สอดแทรกsɔ̀ɔt-sɛ̂ɛkมุกmúkขำขันkǎm-kǎnพอเหมาะpɔɔ-mɔ̀ทำให้tam-hâiผู้ฟังpûu-fangไม่mâiตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiat
Even though the topic was serious, the speaker inserted just enough playful humor, keeping the audience from feeling tense.
2NounB2
humor (quality); funniness
the quality of being funny or amusing; humor; funniness.
Examples
บทความbòt-kwaamบทความbòt-kwaamarticle; essayนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2matter; case; contentขำขันkǎm-kǎnขำขันkǎm-kǎn1humorous; funny; comical2humor (quality); funninessทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
This article has humor that makes you smile while reading.
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เขาkǎoใส่ความsài-kwaamขำขันkǎm-kǎnลงในlong-naiสไลด์sà-laiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiการนำเสนอgaan-nam-sà-nə̌əไม่mâiน่าเบื่อnâa-bʉ̀ʉa
He added humor to the slides to keep the presentation from being dull.
ภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiผสมpà-sǒmความkwaamขำขันkǎm-kǎnกับgàpประเด็นสังคมbprà-den-sǎng-komได้dâaiอย่างลงตัวyàang-long-dtuua
This film blends humor with social issues seamlessly.
คอลัมนิสต์kɔɔ-lam-nítใช้cháiความkwaamขำขันkǎm-kǎnเชิงchəəngเสียดสีsìiat-sǐiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaวิจารณ์wí-jaanการเมืองgaan-mʉʉangอย่างมีชั้นเชิงyàang-mii-chán-chəəng
The columnist uses satirical humor to critique politics with finesse.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขำขัน said ขัม-ขัน?
kǎm-kǎn
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 syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǎm
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
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ขันkǎnขันkǎn1water bowl; dipping bowl2[to] tighten (by turning)3classifier: water-bowlfuls4[to] crow (rooster)5[to] laugh; feel amusedwater bowl; dipping bowlPart 2
ขำขันkǎm-kǎnขำขันkǎm-kǎnhumorous; funny; comicalhumorous; funny; comicalWord