ผิดคำ(pìt kam)

Meanings

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[to] break one’s word; renege

To fail to keep one’s word or promise; to go back on what was said.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2illegal; against the law3improper; inappropriate4miss-; wrongly (prefix/adverbial use)5be wrong; make a mistakeคำสัญญาkam săn-yaaคำสัญญาkam săn-yaapromise; pledge; undertakingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect marker
He broke his promise. He said he would come but he didn't.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2illegal; against the law3improper; inappropriate4miss-; wrongly (prefix/adverbial use)5be wrong; make a mistakePart 1
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คำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesPart 2
ผิดคำpìt kamผิดคำpìt kam[to] break one’s word; renege