คาร์
kaaMeaning
1NounA2
car; automobile (loanword, informal)
Colloquial Thai transcription of the English word ‘car’; used in speech to mean an automobile.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคาร์kaaคาร์kaacar; automobile (loanword, informal)สีแดงsǐi-dɛɛngสีแดงsǐi-dɛɛng1the color red2red; red-coloredคันkanคันkan1itchy2[to] itch; feel itchy3classifier for vehicles4lever; handle5shaft; rod; pole6classifier for fishing rods; poles; handlesใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)
I have a new red car.
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This morning he drove a car to work because it was raining.
This weekend we will rent a car to go to the beach.
คอนโดkɔɔn-dooผมpǒmมีmiiที่จอดtîi-jɔ̀ɔtคาร์kaaไม่พอmâi-pɔɔช่วงเย็นchûuang-yenเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngวนwonหาhǎaนานnaan
My condo doesn’t have enough car parking spaces in the evening, so I have to circle around for a long time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คาร์ said คา?
kaa
- Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |