เข้า(kâo)
Meanings
1NounA1
cooked rice
rice that has been cooked; a staple food
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)3[to] dine; go eat togetherแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
I have eaten rice today.
2VerbA2
[to] enter; go in
to move into or inside a place, area, or group
Examples
กรุณาgà-rú-naaกรุณาgà-rú-naa1please (polite/formal request)2kindness; benevolence3kind; benevolentถอดtòtถอดtòt1[to] disassemble; take apart2[to] extract; pull out3[to] decode; decipher4[to] take off; remove (worn/attached items)5[to] translate; render; transliterateรองเท้าrong táaoรองเท้าrong táaoshoe; footwearก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเข้าบ้านkâo bâanเข้าบ้านkâo bâan[to] enter the house; [to] come into the house
Please take off your shoes before entering the house.
3VerbA2
[to] put in; insert
to place something inside something else; to insert
Examples
ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)กุญแจgun-jaeกุญแจgun-jae1key (for a lock)2key; crucial factor3answer key; key (solutions)4key (music)เข้าไปในkâo bpai naiเข้าไปในkâo bpai nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]ช่องchâwngช่องchâwng1slot; opening; gap2compartment; section3TV channel; broadcast channel4opportunity; window5field (form); input box6lane; aisle; queue line7classifier for channels/slotsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)หมุนmŭnหมุนmŭn1[to] turn; rotate; spin2[to] twist; screw (by turning)3[to] circulate; rotate (usage/roles)4rotating; revolving5[to] manage cash flow; scrape together money
Put the key into the slot and turn it.
4VerbB1
[to] understand
to grasp or comprehend the meaning of something
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be trueคำอธิบายkam à-tí-baaiคำอธิบายkam à-tí-baai1explanation; clarification2explanatory note; caption; legend; descriptionนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai1[to] interpret; expound2[to] explain; clarifyช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-ได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
I still don't understand this explanation; could you explain it slowly?
5VerbB1
[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)
to be admitted to or become a member of (a school, company, group, etc.)
Examples
ปีหน้าbpee nâaปีหน้าbpee nâanext yearฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
Next year I want to get into this school.
6VerbB1
[to] fit; suit; match
to be compatible with, appropriate for, or fit into (size, role, context)
Examples
เสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coat (outerwear) — regional/colloquial3classifier: ตัวตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceไซซ์sáiไซซ์sái1size (measurement; dimension)2size (clothing/shoes label; S, M, L, 38, 40)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)หลวมlŭuamหลวมlŭuam1loose (not tight)2slack; lax (not firm or strict)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)หน่อยหนึ่งnòi nèungหน่อยหนึ่งnòi nèung1a little bit; a small amount2a little bit3a small amount
This shirt doesn’t fit my size; it’s a bit loose.
7NounB1
rice
rice (general or cooked, in northern dialect usage)
Examples
แลงนี้laeng néeแลงนี้laeng néethis eveningกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceเหนียวnĭiaoเหนียวnĭiao1sticky; adhesive2chewy; tough (texture)3stingy; tightfisted4tough; enduring (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)น้ำพริกnáam príkน้ำพริกnáam príkchili paste; chili dipกันganกันgan1each 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)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkบ่bòบ่bò1not; no (Isan/Northern particle)2yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)
Shall we eat sticky rice with chili dip this evening?
8VerbB2
[to] begin; start; take effect
to start or come into effect (e.g., a semester starts, rules take effect); to begin a period or process
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceเทอมtermเทอมtermterm; semesterใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toหนักขึ้นnàk kêunหนักขึ้นnàk kêunmore severely; more heavily; worse (comparative)ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
Once the new semester starts, the workload immediately increases.