เข้าอู่
kâo-ùuMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] go for repairs (vehicle)
for a vehicle (e.g., a car or boat) to go into a garage, workshop, or dock for maintenance or repair; to be in the shop
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เสียsǐiaเสียsǐia1broken; out of order2spoiled; ruined; gone bad3[to] pay4[to] lose; forfeit; waste5[to] die; pass away6particle marking emphasis, completion, or decisivenessเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)เข้าอู่kâo-ùuเข้าอู่kâo-ùu[to] go for repairs (vehicle)
My car broke down, so I had to take it to the shop.
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ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiต้องdtɔ̂ngนั่งnângรถเมล์rót-meeไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanเพราะprɔ́รถrótเพิ่งpə̂ngเอาaoเข้าอู่kâo-ùuไปbpaiซ่อมsɔ̂mใหญ่yàiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi
Lately, I have to take the bus to work because my car just went into the shop for a major repair yesterday.
เรือประมงrʉʉa-bprà-mongลำlamนั้นnánต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าอู่kâo-ùuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซ่อมแซมsɔ̂m-sɛɛmตัวเรือdtuua-rʉʉaที่tîiเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiจากjàakพายุpaa-yú
That fishing boat has to go into the dock to repair the hull damaged by the storm.
พอpɔɔรถrótอายุเยอะaa-yú-yə́ขึ้นkʉ̂nก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าอู่kâo-ùuบ่อยbɔ̀iเป็นธรรมดาbpen-tam-má-daaทำให้tam-hâiค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiในnaiการบำรุงรักษาgaan-bam-rung-rák-sǎaสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nมากmâak
As the car gets older, it naturally has to go into the shop more often, which makes maintenance costs much higher.
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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อู่ùuอู่ùu1dockyard; shipyard; dry dock2garage; repair shop3source; birthplace; cradle (figurative)4cradle; baby beddockyard; shipyard; dry dockPart 2
เข้าอู่kâo-ùuเข้าอู่kâo-ùu[to] go for repairs (vehicle)[to] go for repairs (vehicle)Word