คาดว่า
kâat-wâaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] expect (that); [to] predict/estimate (that)
to say or think that something will happen or is true; often used in the impersonal form 'it is expected/estimated that ...'.
Examples
คาดว่าkâat-wâaคาดว่าkâat-wâa[to] expect (that); [to] predict/estimate (that)พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
It is expected that the traffic will be very bad tomorrow.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatคาดว่าkâat-wâaสาเหตุsǎa-hèetของkɔ̌ɔngไฟไหม้fai-mâiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakไฟฟ้าลัดวงจรfai-fáa-lát-wong-jɔɔn
The police expect that the cause of the fire was an electrical short circuit.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtคาดว่าkâat-wâaยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiในnaiปีนี้bpii-níiจะjàเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nสิบsìpเปอร์เซ็นต์bpəə-sen
The company expects that sales this year will increase by ten percent.
นักวิเคราะห์nák-wí-krɔ́คาดว่าkâat-wâaธนาคารกลางtá-naa-kaan-glaangจะjàขึ้นkʉ̂nอัตราดอกเบี้ยàt-dtraa-dɔ̀ɔk-bîiaในnaiการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumครั้งต่อไปkráng-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaควบคุมkûuap-kumเงินเฟ้อngən-fə́ə
Analysts expect that the central bank will raise interest rates at the next meeting to control inflation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
คาดkâatคาดkâat1[to] expect; anticipate; suppose2[to] estimate; gauge; approximate3[to] fasten around; strap on; gird[to] expect; anticipate; supposePart 1
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ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticize[to] say; tellPart 2
คาดว่าkâat-wâaคาดว่าkâat-wâa[to] expect (that); [to] predict/estimate (that)[to] expect (that); [to] predict/estimate (that)Word