คาดไว้
kâat-wáiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] expect; [to] anticipate
to expect or anticipate that something will happen, often implying the expectation was formed in advance.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentรถติดrót-dtìtรถติดrót-dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedมากกว่าmâak-gwàaมากกว่าmâak-gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)คาดไว้kâat-wáiคาดไว้kâat-wái[to] expect; [to] anticipate
The traffic today is worse than I had expected.
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His exam results were much better than everyone had expected.
ทุกอย่างtúk-yàangไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นไปตามbpen-bpai-dtaamที่tîiเราraoคาดไว้kâat-wáiเสมอไปsà-mə̌ə-bpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเราraoก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับตัวbpràp-dtuua
Things don't always go as we anticipate, but we have to adapt.
สถานการณ์ทางการเมืองsà-tǎa-ná-gaan-taang-gaan-mʉʉangเปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian-bplɛɛngไปbpaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoจนjonเกินกว่าgəən-gwàaที่tîiนักวิเคราะห์nák-wí-krɔ́หลายคนlǎai-konได้dâaiคาดไว้kâat-wái
The political situation changed so rapidly that it was beyond what many analysts had anticipated.
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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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.)[to] keep; save; storePart 2
คาดไว้kâat-wáiคาดไว้kâat-wái[to] expect; [to] anticipate[to] expect; [to] anticipateWord