ขำดี
kǎm-diiMeaning
1NounA2
quite funny; amusing
quite funny or amusing; laughable in a lighthearted way.
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ขำดีkǎm-diiขำดีkǎm-diiquite funny; amusing
This movie is quite funny.
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The story he told yesterday was quite funny.
Listening to the kids' ideas is quite amusing.
ตอนแรกdton râekก็gâwโกรธgròhtที่têeเขาkăoลืมleuumวันเกิดwan gèrtแต่dtàeพอporนึกnéukดูdooดีๆdee deeแล้วก็láeo gâwขำดีkăm deeที่têeเขาkăoพยายามpà-yaa-yaamหาhăaข้อแก้ตัวkôr gâe dtuua
At first, I was angry that he forgot my birthday, but on second thought, it's quite funny how he tried to make excuses.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขำดี said ขัม-ดี?
kǎm-dii
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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ขำดีkǎm-diiขำดีkǎm-diiquite funny; amusingquite funny; amusingWord