เข้าทาง
kâo-taangMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
favorable; advantageous; to [sb]'s advantage
favorable to someone's interests, plans, or strengths; in a way that works to someone's advantage
Examples
แวะwɛ́แวะwɛ́[to] stop by; drop inร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiก็ได้gɔ̂-dâai1[phr] okay; fine; that works2[phr] ... is also acceptable3[phr] you may; if you wantเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เข้าทางkâo-taangเข้าทางkâo-taang1favorable; advantageous; to [sb]'s advantage2[to] play into [sb]’s hands; suit [sb]’s planไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedพ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureอยู่แล้วyùu-lɛ́ɛoอยู่แล้วyùu-lɛ́ɛoalready; anyway; of course
We can stop by this shop first because it’s on the way to Dad’s house anyway.
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รถไฟฟ้าrót-fai-fáaสายsǎaiใหม่màiเข้าทางkâo-taangมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiพอดีpɔɔ-diiทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnไปเรียนbpai-riianสะดวกsà-dùuakขึ้นkʉ̂n
The new skytrain line conveniently goes past the university, making it easier for me to get to class.
ถ้าtâaจะjàไปbpaiอุทยานùt-tá-yaanให้hâiขับkàpเส้นsênนี้níiนะnáปั๊มน้ำมันbpám-nám-manกับgàpร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanเข้าทางkâo-taangพอดีpɔɔ-dii
If you’re going to the national park, take this route; gas stations and restaurants are conveniently along the way.
เราraoควรkuuanนัดเจอnát-jəəที่tîiสถานีsà-tǎa-niiนี้níiเพราะprɔ́เข้าทางkâo-taangทั้งtángคนkonที่tîiมาจากmaa-jàakฝั่งธนfàng-tonและlɛ́คนkonที่tîiมาจากmaa-jàakชานเมืองchaan-mʉʉang
We should meet at this station because it’s convenient for both those coming from Thonburi and those from the suburbs.
2VerbB2
[to] play into [sb]’s hands; suit [sb]’s plan
to work to someone’s advantage or fit their plan, often unexpectedly; to play into [sb]’s hands
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพลาดplâatพลาดplâat1[to] miss; fail to catch; fail to attend2[to] make a mistake; slip up3mistaken; in errorพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutความลับkwaam-lápความลับkwaam-láp1a secret2secrecy; confidentiality3mystery; hidden truthก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยิ่งyîngยิ่งyîng1even; increasingly; more2the more … (the more …)3very; exceedingly (formal/emphatic)เข้าทางkâo-taangเข้าทางkâo-taang1favorable; advantageous; to [sb]'s advantage2[to] play into [sb]’s hands; suit [sb]’s planคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngcompetitor; rivalทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
As soon as he slipped and revealed the secret, it immediately played into the rival’s hands.
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ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkทำให้tam-hâiรถติดrót-dtìtคนkonเลยləəiแวะwɛ́ซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngกินginจากjàakเราraoเยอะขึ้นyə́-kʉ̂nยิ่งyîngเข้าทางkâo-taangเราraoเลยləəi
The heavy rain caused a traffic jam, so more people stopped to buy food from us—this really played into our hands.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiที่tîiสับสนsàp-sǒnแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiเข้าทางkâo-taangฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoจะjàใช้cháiโจมตีjoom-dtiiว่าwâaเราraoไร้ทิศทางrái-tít-taang
Such confusing policies play into the opposition’s hands, as they can attack us for lacking direction.
การที่gaan-tîiเขาkǎoโต้ตอบdtôo-dtɔ̀ɔpด้วยdûuaiอารมณ์aa-romยิ่งyîngเข้าทางkâo-taangคู่สนทนาkûu-sǒn-tá-naaที่tîiตั้งใจdtâng-jaiยั่วyûuaให้hâiเสียสมาธิsǐia-sà-maa-tíอยู่แล้วyùu-lɛ́ɛo
His emotional reaction only played into the interlocutor’s hands, who had intended to provoke him all along.
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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ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)way; route; road; pathPart 2
เข้าทางkâo-taangเข้าทางkâo-taangfavorable; advantageous; to [sb]'s advantagefavorable; advantageous; to [sb]'s advantageWord