ขโมย
kà-mooiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] steal
to take someone else’s property without permission and with no intention of returning it
Examples
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Last night someone stole the bicycle in front of the house.
She said someone stole her phone on the bus this morning.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตั้งข้อหาdtâng-kɔ̂ɔ-hǎaเขาkǎoเพราะprɔ́ขโมยkà-mooiของkɔ̌ɔngจากjàakร้านสะดวกซื้อráan-sà-dùuak-sʉ́ʉแล้วlɛ́ɛoหลบหนีlòp-nǐi
The police charged him for stealing from the convenience store and fleeing.
2NounA2
thief
a person who steals
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)ขโมยkà-mooiขโมยkà-mooi1[to] steal2thiefได้ที่dâi-tîiได้ที่dâi-tîi1ready; at the ideal point2to the right degree; just rightตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
The police caught a thief at the market.
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Last night a thief broke into the house next door.
เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเห็นhěnขโมยkà-mooiถือtʉ̌ʉกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoวิ่งwîngไปbpaiทางtaangซอยsɔɔiหลังlǎngวัดwát
He said he saw a thief running with a bag toward the alley behind the temple.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganล้อมจับlɔ́ɔm-jàpขโมยkà-mooiแล้วlɛ́ɛoโทรแจ้งtoo-jɛ̂ɛngตำรวจdtam-rùuatทันทีtan-tii
The villagers surrounded and caught the thief, then immediately called the police.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขโมย said ขะ-โมย?
kà-mooi
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 endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |