เข้ามา(kâo maa)

to come in; enter (toward the speaker)

to move into a place, toward the speaker or current location; to come in/enter

to join/enter into (activity, group, context)

to become involved in or join a place, situation, or activity (e.g., เข้ามาทำงาน ‘join the workforce/work here’, เข้ามาในชีวิต ‘come into one’s life’)

directional complement ‘in/toward here’

used after another verb to indicate motion toward the speaker or into a space (e.g., โทรเข้ามาโทรเข้ามาtoh kâo maa1call in; phone in (to here)2dial in (join by phone) ‘call in’, ส่งข้อความเข้ามา ‘send a message in’)