ค้า(káa)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] trade; [to] do business
to buy and sell goods or services; to engage in commerce.
Examples
พ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ค้าขายkáa kăaiค้าขายkáa kăai1[to] trade; do business; buy and sell2trading; commerce (activity)ผักpàkผักpàk1CL: bunch; bundle (regional/dialectal)2vegetable(s)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/slotตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)ทุกเช้าtúk cháoทุกเช้าtúk cháoevery morning
My parents buy and sell vegetables at the market every morning.
2NounB1
commerce; trade
the activity or sector of buying and selling goods and services.
Examples
เมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban areaนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พึ่งพาpêung paaพึ่งพาpêung paa1[to] rely on; depend on2be reliant (on)ภาคpâakภาคpâak1region; area2part; section; division3sector (economic/societal)4act; chapter (formal)การค้าgaan káaการค้าgaan káa1trade; commerce2business (as a sector)3commercial dealingsเป็นหลักbpen làkเป็นหลักbpen làk1mainly; primarily; chiefly2[to] serve as the main basis; be primaryเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคนทำงานkon tam ngaanคนทำงานkon tam ngaan1worker; employee; working person2working people; workforce (collective)เกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutการซื้อขายgaan séu kăaiการซื้อขายgaan séu kăai1buying and selling; trade; trading activity2a sale/purchase transaction; a deal3market trading; trading activity (finance)สินค้าsĭn-káaสินค้าsĭn-káa1goods; merchandise2product; item3commodity (economics)และláeและláeand (coordinating)บริการbor-rí-gaanบริการbor-rí-gaan1service2customer service; services sector3[to] serve; provide service toจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâak1many; numerous; a large amount/number2in large numbers/amounts
This city relies mainly on the trade sector, as many people work in buying and selling goods and services.
3ParticleB2
polite/friendly call (vocative particle)
an informal, friendly sentence-final or vocative particle used to call attention, often in sales or online chat (e.g., จ้าจ้าjâa1bright; dazzling2okay; yes (informal, friendly)/จ๊ะจ๊ะjá1polite sentence-ending particle (friendly/softening)2yes?; what is it? (friendly response)/ค้าค้าkáa1[to] trade; [to] do business2commerce; trade3polite/friendly call (vocative particle)), not the same as ค่ะค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)/ครับครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle.
Examples
รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] take; catch (transport)7[to] host; welcome8[to] withstand; bearสลัดsà-làtสลัดsà-làt1salad2[to] shake off; fling; tossเพิ่มpêrmเพิ่มpêrm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3additionally; in addition; moreoverไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkค้าkáaค้าkáa1[to] trade; [to] do business2commerce; trade3polite/friendly call (vocative particle)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …แม่ค้าmâe-káaแม่ค้าmâe-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperแถมtăemแถมtăem1[to] throw in for free; [to] add (as a bonus)2freebie; giveaway (extra item)3moreover; on top of thatน้ำสลัดnám sà-làtน้ำสลัดnám sà-làtsalad dressingให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permit
Would you like extra salad, kha? I’ll throw in some dressing for you.