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kâo-sàiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] charge at [sb/sth]; [to] rush at [sb/sth]
To move towards someone or something quickly and aggressively, often to attack or confront them.
Examples
หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)ตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)ตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeท่าจะtâa-jàท่าจะtâa-jàseems; likely; probablyวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseเข้าใส่kâo-sàiเข้าใส่kâo-sài1[to] charge at [sb/sth]; [to] rush at [sb/sth]2[to] lay into [sb]; [to] go at [sb] (verbally)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)
That big dog looked like it was about to run aggressively towards me.
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พอpɔɔเห็นhěnคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuเผลอplə̌əนักมวยnák-muuaiก็gɔ̂รีบrîipพุ่งpûngเข้าใส่kâo-sàiทันทีtan-tii
As soon as he saw his opponent was unguarded, the boxer immediately rushed in to attack.
เขาkǎoโกรธgròotมากmâakจนjonเกือบจะgʉ̀ʉap-jàปรี่bprìiเข้าใส่kâo-sàiคนkonที่tîiขับรถkàp-rótปาดหน้าbpàat-nâaเขาkǎo
He was so angry he almost lunged aggressively at the person who cut him off in traffic.
ทหารtá-hǎanหน่วยรบพิเศษnùuai-róp-pí-sèetได้รับdâi-rápคำสั่งkam-sàngให้hâiบุกbùkเข้าใส่kâo-sàiที่มั่นtîi-mânของkɔ̌ɔngข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kตอนรุ่งสางdtɔɔn-rûng-sǎang
The special forces unit received orders to aggressively storm the enemy's stronghold at dawn.
2VerbB2
[to] lay into [sb]; [to] go at [sb] (verbally)
To attack or criticize someone strongly with words; to go at someone verbally.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเถียงสู้tǐiang-sûuเถียงสู้tǐiang-sûu[to] talk back; [to] argue back; [to] retortไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเข้าใส่kâo-sàiเข้าใส่kâo-sài1[to] charge at [sb/sth]; [to] rush at [sb/sth]2[to] lay into [sb]; [to] go at [sb] (verbally)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooคำพูดkam-pûutคำพูดkam-pûut1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingหยาบคายyàap-kaaiหยาบคายyàap-kaairude; vulgar; coarse
When he couldn't win the argument, he started going at me with rude words.
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หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaเข้าใส่kâo-sàiพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan-màiกลางglaangที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatไปหมดbpai-mòt
The boss verbally attacked the new employee in the middle of the meeting, making the atmosphere tense.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangฝ่ายค้านfàai-káanเตรียมdtriiamข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunมาmaaอย่างดีyàang-diiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเข้าใส่kâo-sàiรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanในnaiประเด็นbprà-denการทุจริตgaan-tút-jà-rìt
The opposition politician prepared information thoroughly to verbally attack the government on the issue of corruption.
เธอtəəถูกtùukชาวเน็ตchaao-nétเข้าใส่kâo-sàiไม่mâiยั้งyángหลังจากlǎng-jàakแสดงความคิดเห็นsà-dɛɛng-kwaam-kít-hěnที่tîiไม่เหมาะสมmâi-mɔ̀-sǒmบนbonโซเชียลมีเดียsoo-chiian-mii-diia
She was relentlessly attacked verbally by netizens after posting an inappropriate comment on social media.
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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ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)[to] put in; [to] addPart 2
เข้าใส่kâo-sàiเข้าใส่kâo-sài[to] charge at [sb/sth]; [to] rush at [sb/sth][to] charge at [sb/sth]; [to] rush at [sb/sth]Word