คาด
kâatMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] expect; anticipate; suppose
to think something will happen or believe something is likely; to anticipate
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)คาดว่าkâat-wâaคาดว่าkâat-wâa[to] expect (that); [to] predict/estimate (that)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7string; strap; band8lineage; affiliation; branch9classifier for rivers and streamsวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at present
I expect that he will be late today.
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พวกเราpûuak-raoคาดว่าkâat-wâaฝนfǒnจะjàตกdtòkตอนบ่ายdtɔɔn-bàaiเลยləəiเตรียมdtriiamร่มrômไปด้วยbpai-dûuai
We anticipate that it will rain in the afternoon, so we brought umbrellas.
แม่mɛ̂ɛคาดว่าkâat-wâaรถrótจะjàติดdtìtมากmâakหลังเลิกงานlǎng-lə̂ək-ngaanจึงjʉngออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂n
Mom expects heavy traffic after work, so she left home earlier.
นักวิเคราะห์nák-wí-krɔ́คาดว่าkâat-wâaตลาดdtà-làatจะjàฟื้นตัวfʉ́ʉn-dtuuaในnaiไตรมาสdtrai-mâatหน้าnâaแม้mɛ́ɛยังyangมีmiiปัจจัยเสี่ยงbpàt-jai-sìiangหลายlǎaiด้านdâan
Analysts anticipate that the market will recover next quarter, even though several risks remain.
2VerbB1
[to] estimate; gauge; approximate
to form an approximate judgment of amount, size, or outcome without exact information; to approximate
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)คาดkâatคาดkâat1[to] expect; anticipate; suppose2[to] estimate; gauge; approximate3[to] fasten around; strap on; girdค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàai1expenses; costs2expenses (accounting)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ประมาณbprà-maanประมาณbprà-maan1approximately; about2[to] estimate; approximate3estimate (noun)4moderate; reasonable (literary)ห้าhâaห้าhâafive (number)พันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
We estimate the expenses at about five thousand baht.
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ผมpŏmคาดkâatเวลาway-laaการเดินทางgaan dern taangคร่าวkrâaoๆ-ว่าwâaจะjàใช้cháiชั่วโมงchûua-mohngครึ่งkrêungขึ้นอยู่กับkêun yòo gàpรถติดrót dtìt
I roughly estimate the travel time to be an hour and a half, depending on traffic.
เขาkǎoคาดkâatจำนวนjam-nuuanผู้เข้าร่วมงานpûu-kâo-rûuam-ngaanจากjàakยอดyɔ̂ɔtลงทะเบียนlong-tá-biianและlɛ́ประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanครั้งkrángก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
He approximated the number of attendees based on registrations and previous experience.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiคาดkâatผลลัพธ์pǒn-lápด้วยdûuaiแบบจำลองbɛ̀ɛp-jam-lɔɔngเบื้องต้นbʉ̂ʉang-dtônแม้mɛ́ɛยังyangไม่มีmâi-miiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunครบถ้วนkróp-tûuan
The researchers approximated the outcome using a preliminary model, even without complete data.
3VerbC1
[to] fasten around; strap on; gird
to fasten or bind something around or across a body or object, such as a belt around the waist
Examples
ทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)คาดkâatคาดkâat1[to] expect; anticipate; suppose2[to] estimate; gauge; approximate3[to] fasten around; strap on; girdดาบdàapดาบdàap1sword2Police Senior Sergeant Major (Thai rank); ดาบตำรวจไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเอวeeoเอวeeowaistก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taang[to] set out; depart; leave on a trip
The soldier fastens a sword at his waist before setting out.
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นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngคาดkâatสายสะพายsǎai-sà-paaiสีทองsǐi-tɔɔngรอบเอวrɔ̂ɔp-eeoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเข้าฉากkâo-chàakพิธีราชาภิเษกpí-tii-raa-chaa-pí-sèek
The actor wraps a golden sash around his waist to perform in the coronation scene.
พิธีกรpí-tii-gɔɔnคาดkâatผ้าแพรpâa-prɛɛสีครามsǐi-kraamไว้wáiแนบnɛ̂ɛpรอบrɔ̂ɔpองค์ongเอวeeoเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákแห่งhɛ̀ngความสงบkwaam-sà-ngòp
The master of ceremonies wraps a silk cloth of indigo closely around the waist as a symbol of serenity.
ในnaiงานบวชngaan-bùuatชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmคาดkâatผ้าpâaประคดbprà-kótรัดrátเอวeeoอย่างyàangเรียบร้อยrîiap-rɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความสง่างามkwaam-sà-ngàa-ngaamตามdtaamระเบียบrá-bìiapพิธีpí-tii
At the ordination ceremony, the young man fastens the ceremonial cloth around his waist neatly, for elegance according to tradition.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kâat
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |