ค่าย
kâai
Meanings
1NounA2
camp; encampment
A place where people stay temporarily for activities, training, or military purposes (e.g., summer camp, military camp).
Examples
หน้าร้อนnâa rónหน้าร้อนnâa rónhot season; summerฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ค่ายkâaiค่ายkâai1camp; encampment2fee; charge3label; company (entertainment/media)4camp (classifier)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
In summer I go to camp with friends.
2NounA2
fee; charge
An amount of money charged for a specific item or service (e.g., ค่าไฟค่าไฟkâa fai1electricity bill/charge2electricity cost/expense electricity bill, ค่าเรียนค่าเรียนkâa riiantuition fee; school fee tuition).
Examples
ค่ายkâaiค่ายkâai1camp; encampment2fee; charge3label; company (entertainment/media)4camp (classifier)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)เดือนนี้deuuan néeเดือนนี้deuuan née1this month (current month)2this month; during this monthสูงกว่าsŏong gwàaสูงกว่าsŏong gwàa1taller; higher (height/elevation)2higher; greater than (level/amount)ปกติbpòk-gà-dtìปกติbpòk-gà-dtì1normal; usual; ordinary2normally; usually3normal state; norm
The water bill this month is higher than usual.
3NounB2
label; company (entertainment/media)
A record label, production house, or media company that manages artists or produces content.
Examples
นักร้องnák róngนักร้องnák róngsinger; vocalistคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)เซ็นสัญญาsen săn-yaaเซ็นสัญญาsen săn-yaa1to sign a contract2[to] sign [sb] (under contract)เข้าค่ายkâo kâaiเข้าค่ายkâo kâai1[to] attend a camp; join a camp program2[to] go into training campใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpin1artist (creator of art)2performing artist; entertainerแนวอินดี้naew in-dêeแนวอินดี้naew in-dêeindie style; alternative genre
This singer just signed with a new label that manages indie artists.
4ClassifierB2
camp (classifier)
Classifier for camps or encampments (e.g., ค่ายหนึ่ง).
Examples
ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)จัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3[to] impose; levy; enforce; arrange (officially)4intense; extreme (colloquial)ค่ายสามค่ายkâai săam kâaiค่ายสามค่ายkâai săam kâaiThree Camps (Thai historical-literary term)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)สมัครsà-màkสมัครsà-màk1[to] apply (for)2[to] enroll; sign up; register3[to] subscribe4volunteer; voluntaryเพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2enough; sufficient (literary/formal)3as; as much as; only if/when4only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)ค่ายkâaiค่ายkâai1camp; encampment2fee; charge3label; company (entertainment/media)4camp (classifier)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingตารางdtaa-raangตารางdtaa-raang1table; chart2schedule; timetable3grid; squared layout4square (grid unit)ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2people; tribe; class3[to] clink (glasses); toast4cl. for social classes/types (rare)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)
This year the school organized three camps, but I signed up for only one camp because the schedules conflicted.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ต้นสังกัดdtôn săng-gàtต้นสังกัดdtôn săng-gàt1affiliated organization; employer/agency2supervising authority; parent body
- affiliated organization; employer/agency
- supervising authority; parent body
เทเบิลtay-bêrnเทเบิลtay-bêrn1table (furniture; loanword)2table (data layout)3stable; roster (loan from English stable)
- table (furniture; loanword)
- table (data layout)
- stable; roster (loan from English stable)
บริษัทต้นสังกัดbò-rí-sàt dtôn săng-gàtบริษัทต้นสังกัดbò-rí-sàt dtôn săng-gàtmanagement company; agency; affiliated company
management company; agency; affiliated company
ฟอร์ตfòtฟอร์ตfòtfort; military post
fort; military post
แคมป์káempแคมป์káemp1camp; campsite2camp (loanword use)
- camp; campsite
- camp (loanword use)