คำ(kam)
Meanings
1NounA1
word; term
a single unit of language with meaning; a word or specialized term
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be trueคำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
I don’t understand this word.
2ClassifierA2
classifier for words/utterances
a classifier used to count words, utterances, sayings, or short phrases
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondคำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesแล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; ghost [sb] (colloq.)
He spoke only two words and then fell silent.
3NounB1
speech; saying; utterance
spoken expression, what someone says, or a set phrase
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutคำขอโทษkam kŏr tôhtคำขอโทษkam kŏr tôht1an apology2apologetic remarkแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
He offered an apology and walked out immediately.