เข้าขา
kâo-kǎaMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] get along well; [to] work well together
To get along well with someone, to work together smoothly, or to be highly compatible as a team or partners
Examples
พวกเขาสองคนpûuak-kǎo-sɔ̌ɔng-konพวกเขาสองคนpûuak-kǎo-sɔ̌ɔng-konthe two of them; those twoทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateเข้าขากันkâo-kǎa-ganเข้าขากันkâo-kǎa-gan[to] get along well [with sb]; [to] work well together; [to] be in syncได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerดีมากdii-mâakดีมากdii-mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very well
Those two work together very smoothly.
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This pair of footballers play so well together that they led the team to victory.
การมีgaan-miiทีมงานtiim-ngaanที่tîiเข้าขากันkâo-kǎa-ganเป็นbpenปัจจัยสำคัญbpàt-jai-sǎm-kanที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiสำเร็จลุล่วงsǎm-rèt-lú-lûuangไปbpaiได้dâaiด้วยดีdûuai-dii
Having a highly compatible team is a key factor that made this project a complete success.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเพิ่งpə̂ngรู้จักrúu-jàkกันganไม่นานmâi-naanแต่dtɛ̀ɛคู่หูkûu-hǔuนักสืบnák-sʉ̀ʉpก็gɔ̂ทำงานtam-ngaanเข้าขากันkâo-kǎa-ganราวกับraao-gàpรู้จักrúu-jàkกันganมาเป็นmaa-bpenสิบsìpปีbpii
Even though they haven't known each other long, the detective duo works as smoothly together as if they had known each other for a decade.
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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ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantleg (body part)Part 2
เข้าขาkâo-kǎaเข้าขาkâo-kǎa[to] get along well; [to] work well together[to] get along well; [to] work well togetherWord