เข้ากะ
kâo-gàMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] work a shift; be on duty
to take or be on a scheduled work shift (e.g., morning or night shift); to be on duty for a set period of time.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightพ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเข้ากะkâo-gàเข้ากะkâo-gà[to] work a shift; be on dutyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงงานroong-ngaanโรงงานroong-ngaanfactory; plant
Tonight, my dad has to go on his shift at the factory.
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ฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipนอนnɔɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoเพราะprɔ́พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnไปbpaiเข้ากะkâo-gàแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháao
I have to go to sleep now because tomorrow I have to wake up to get on the early morning shift.
พอpɔɔต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้ากะkâo-gàดึกdʉ̀kติดกันdtìt-ganหลายlǎaiวันwanร่างกายrâang-gaaiก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmอ่อนเพลียɔ̀ɔn-pliia
After having to be on the night shift for many consecutive days, my body started to feel exhausted.
สำหรับsǎm-ràpอาชีพaa-chîipพยาบาลpá-yaa-baanการgaanต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้ากะkâo-gàสลับsà-làpเวลาwee-laaไปมาbpai-maaถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenเรื่องปกติrʉ̂ʉang-bpòk-gà-dtìที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับตัวbpràp-dtuuaให้ได้hâi-dâai
For the nursing profession, having to work rotating shifts is a normal thing that one must adapt to.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
kâo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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กะgàกะgà1work shift2with (informal)3[to] estimate; guess4[to] intend; plan (informal)5(dialectal) then; also; indeedwork shiftPart 2
เข้ากะkâo-gàเข้ากะkâo-gà[to] work a shift; be on duty[to] work a shift; be on dutyWord