เข้าใจผิด(kâo jai pìt)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] misunderstand; misinterpret

to understand something wrongly; to misinterpret; to get the wrong idea

Examples

ขอโทษkŏr tóhtขอโทษkŏr tóht1[!] sorry; excuse me2[to] apologize (to [sb]) (for)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particleผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เข้าใจผิดkâo jai pìtเข้าใจผิดkâo jai pìt1[to] misunderstand; misinterpret2[to] mistake [sb/sth] for [sb/sth]นึกว่าnéuk wâaนึกว่าnéuk wâa1[to] think/assume (that)2I thought…! (exclam.)คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritบอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you said to come tomorrow.
2VerbB2

[to] mistake [sb/sth] for [sb/sth]

to wrongly think that somebody or something is another person or thing

Examples

ขอโทษkŏr tóhtขอโทษkŏr tóht1[!] sorry; excuse me2[to] apologize (to [sb]) (for)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particleผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เข้าใจผิดkâo jai pìtเข้าใจผิดkâo jai pìt1[to] misunderstand; misinterpret2[to] mistake [sb/sth] for [sb/sth]คิดว่าkít wâaคิดว่าkít wâa1to think (that); be of the opinion (that)2to suppose/assume/guess (that)3[to] consider/regard (as)คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceคล้ายkláaiคล้ายkláai1similar; alike (predicative)2[to] resemble; be similar toเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
I'm sorry, I mistook you for someone else. You look a lot like my friend.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be truePart 1
+
ผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2illegal; against the law3improper; inappropriate4miss-; wrongly (prefix/adverbial use)5be wrong; make a mistakePart 2
เข้าใจผิดkâo jai pìtเข้าใจผิดkâo jai pìt[to] misunderstand; misinterpret