ค่า
kâa
Meanings
1NounA2
cost; fee; charge
money that must be paid for something, such as a service, usage, or item (often used as a prefix before nouns, e.g., ค่าไฟค่าไฟkâa fai1electricity bill/charge2electricity cost/expense ‘electricity bill’)
Examples
เดือนนี้deuuan néeเดือนนี้deuuan née1this month (current month)2this month; during this monthฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)ค่าไฟkâa faiค่าไฟkâa fai1electricity bill/charge2electricity cost/expenseและláeและláeand (coordinating)ค่าน้ำkâa náamค่าน้ำkâa náam1water bill; water fee2bookmaker's fee; betting marginตรงเวลาdtrong way-laaตรงเวลาdtrong way-laa1punctual; on time2on time (adv.)
This month I pay the electricity and water bills on time.
2NounB1
value; numerical value
a numerical amount, parameter, or coefficient used in math, science, or data
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สมการsà-má-gaanสมการsà-má-gaanequation (math)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2polite/friendly address particle3honorific title (archaic)4value; numerical valuexเท่ากับtâo gàpเท่ากับtâo gàp1[to] equal; be equal to (=)2[to] amount to; be tantamount to5แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)คำนวณkam-nuuanคำนวณkam-nuuan1[to] calculate; compute2[to] estimate; figureผลลัพธ์pŏn-lápผลลัพธ์pŏn-láp1result; outcome2output (computing)3result (math)
In this equation, we set the value of x to 5 and then calculate the result.
3NounB2
polite/friendly address particle
a sentence-final or vocative particle used (often by women) to sound polite, gentle, or affectionate; also used after names or kin terms
Examples
ขอโทษนะคะkŏr tôht ná káขอโทษนะคะkŏr tôht ná ká1[!] sorry (polite; female speaker)2[!] excuse me (polite; female speaker)รถไฟrót faiรถไฟrót fai1railway; rail service2trainไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightซื่อsêuซื่อsêu1honest; upright2naive; gullibleขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/betterชานชาลาchaan chaa-laaชานชาลาchaan chaa-laaplatform (train/BTS/MRT/bus/boat)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใช่ไหมchâi măiใช่ไหมchâi măi1[Q] right?; isn't it?; correct?2[Q] is it correct that…?; is it true that…?คะkáคะkápolite particle (female; question softener)
Excuse me, does the train to Bang Sue depart from this platform?
4NounC1
honorific title (archaic)
an old/formal title of rank or respect in historical contexts
Examples
พงศาวดารpong-săa-wá-daanพงศาวดารpong-săa-wá-daan1chronicle text; historical narrative2chronicle; annalsระบุว่าrá-bù wâaระบุว่าrá-bù wâa[to] specify that; [to] state thatขุนนางkŭn naangขุนนางkŭn naangnoble; aristocrat; court officialผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3authority; person in charge4senior; adult (modifier)5adult (modifier)ได้รับพระราชทานdâai ráp prá-râat-chá-taanได้รับพระราชทานdâai ráp prá-râat-chá-taan[to] receive a royal bestowalบรรดาศักดิ์ban-daa-sàkบรรดาศักดิ์ban-daa-sàknoble/official rank or titleเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2polite/friendly address particle3honorific title (archaic)4value; numerical valueเมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban area
The chronicle notes that a senior noble was granted the rank of Kha Mueang.