ค้า
káaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] trade; [to] do business
to buy and sell goods or services; to engage in commerce.
Examples
พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ค้าขายkáa-kǎaiค้าขายkáa-kǎai1[to] trade; do business; buy and sell2trading; commerce (activity)ผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
My parents buy and sell vegetables at the market every morning.
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เขาkǎoเริ่มค้าrə̂əm-káaสินค้าsǐn-káaออนไลน์ɔɔn-laaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขยายkà-yǎaiลูกค้าlûuk-káaในnaiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
He started trading goods online to expand his customers in other provinces.
หลายlǎaiร้านค้าráan-káaร่วมมือกันrûuam-mʉʉ-ganค้าkáaส่งsòngเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiสินค้าsǐn-káaถึงtʉ̌ngมือmʉʉลูกค้าlûuk-káaเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂n
Many shops cooperate in wholesale trading so that goods reach customers faster.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนี้níiค้าkáaเครื่องมือแพทย์krʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉ-pɛ̂ɛtกับgàpโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngภายใต้paai-dtâaiสัญญาsǎn-yaaระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
This company trades medical equipment with many hospitals under long-term contracts.
2ParticleB2
friendly feminine final particle (informal writing)
An informal, expressive spelling of ค่ะค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, short response)2polite particle (female, statement) or ขาขาkǎa1polite calling or answering particle (female speech)2classifier: legs (of animals/objects)3leg (body part)4leg/foot (of furniture or object)5enthusiast; regular; participant used in messages to convey a warm, playful, or drawn-out feminine polite ending.
Examples
รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] withstand; bearสลัดsà-làtสลัดsà-làt1salad2[to] shake off; fling; tossเพิ่มpə̂əmเพิ่มpə̂əm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3more; extraไหมmǎiไหมmǎi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkค้าkáaค้าkáa1[to] trade; [to] do business2friendly feminine final particle (informal writing)เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperแถมtɛ̌ɛmแถมtɛ̌ɛm1[to] throw in for free; [to] add (as a bonus)2moreover; on top of thatน้ำสลัดnáam-sà-làtน้ำสลัดnáam-sà-làtsalad dressingให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)
Would you like extra salad, kha? I’ll throw in some dressing for you.
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Tell me which size you want, kha; items are ready to ship today.
มีmiiข้อสงสัยkɔ̂ɔ-sǒng-sǎiทักแชตมาták-chɛ́t-maaได้เลยdâai-ləəiค้าkáaแอดมินɛ̀ɛt-minตอบdtɔ̀ɔpไวwaiมากmâak
If you have any questions, message us, kha; the admin replies very quickly.
รบกวนróp-guuanโอนoonแล้วlɛ́ɛoแจ้งjɛ̂ɛngสลิปsà-lípด้วยdûuaiค้าkáaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะได้jà-dâaiจัดส่งjàt-sòngให้hâiทันtanรอบเช้าrɔ̂ɔp-cháo
Please notify us with the slip after transferring, kha, so we can ship it in the morning round.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
káa
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |