ค่ากิน
kâa-ginMeaning
1NounB1
food expenses; meal allowance
The cost of meals; money used or provided for eating expenses (e.g., a meal allowance or per diem).
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderค่ากินkâa-ginค่ากินkâa-ginfood expenses; meal allowanceไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much as100บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)เองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
Today I only spent 100 baht for food.
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เวลาwee-laaไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจะjàให้hâiเบี้ยเลี้ยงbîia-líiangเป็นbpenค่ากินkâa-ginวันละwan-lá500บาทbàat
When working out of town, the company provides a per diem of 500 baht per day for meal expenses.
ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeย้ายyáaiมาmaaอยู่yòoกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpค่ากินkâa ginของฉันkŏng chănเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûenเกือบgèuapสองเท่าsŏng tâoเลยloie
Since moving to Bangkok, my food expenses have almost doubled.
การวางแผนgaan-waang-pɛ̌ɛnงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanสำหรับsǎm-ràpค่ากินkâa-ginในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láเดือนdʉʉanเป็นbpenสิ่งจำเป็นsìng-jam-bpenโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́ในnaiภาวะpaa-wáที่tîiค่าครองชีพkâa-krɔɔng-chîipสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂n
Budgeting for monthly food costs is essential, especially in a time of rising cost of living.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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
ค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2value; numerical value3worth; value (abstract)4monetary value; worth5polite/friendly address particlecost; fee; chargePart 1
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ค่ากินkâa-ginค่ากินkâa-ginfood expenses; meal allowancefood expenses; meal allowanceWord