เคหกิจ
kee-hà-gìtMeaning
1NounB1
household affairs; household management (formal)
The work and responsibilities involved in managing a household, including cooking, cleaning, and attending to other domestic needs.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan[to] help each other; cooperateทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateเคหกิจkee-hà-gìtเคหกิจkee-hà-gìthousehold affairs; household management (formal)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎan[to] cook; prepare foodและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กวาดgwàatกวาดgwàat1[to] sweep (clean)2[to] sweep up; clear away; clean up3[to] sweep; conduct a sweep (search/roundup)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivated
Today we did household chores together, including cooking and sweeping the floors.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔกับgàpแม่mɛ̂ɛแบ่งงานbɛ̀ng-ngaanเคหกิจkee-hà-gìtกันganโดยdooiพ่อpɔ̂ɔทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanส่วนsùuanแม่mɛ̂ɛดูแลduu-lɛɛความสะอาดkwaam-sà-àatในบ้านnai-bâan
My parents share the household duties: my father cooks, while my mother keeps the house clean.
ยายyaaiถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtความรู้kwaam-rúuด้านdâanเคหกิจkee-hà-gìtให้hâiหลานlǎanทั้งtángเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการซักผ้าgaan-sák-pâaและlɛ́การดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛบ้านbâan
Grandma passes on her knowledge of household management to her grandchildren, including doing laundry and looking after the home.
แม้mɛ́ɛงานngaanเคหกิจkee-hà-gìtจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiค่าจ้างkâa-jâangแต่dtɛ̀ɛการทำอาหารgaan-tam-aa-hǎanทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatและlɛ́ดูแลduu-lɛɛสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkในบ้านnai-bâanก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiทั้งtángเวลาwee-laaและlɛ́ทักษะták-sà
Although household work is unpaid, cooking, cleaning, and caring for household members all require both time and skill.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เคหกิจ said เค-หะ-กิจ?
kee-hà-gìt
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |