ในขณะ
nai-kà-nàMeaning
1PrepositionA2
during; at the time of
used before a noun or event to mean during or at the time of (e.g., ในขณะเกิดเหตุ, ในขณะนั้นในขณะนั้นnai-kà-nà-nánat that moment; at that time)
Examples
ในขณะนั้นnai-kà-nà-nánในขณะนั้นnai-kà-nà-nánat that moment; at that timeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesกินข้าวgin-kâaoกินข้าวgin-kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)
At that moment, he was eating rice.
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At the time of the incident, no one was in the house at all.
During the meeting, he accidentally fell asleep.
ในขณะnai-kà-nàปฏิบัติหน้าที่bpà-dtì-bàt-nâa-tîiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiสติsà-dtìอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
While on duty, officers must always remain alert.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ในขณะ said ใน-ขะ-หนะ?
nai-kà-nà
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 syllableThe vowel ใ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nai
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ในขณะnai-kà-nàในขณะnai-kà-nàduring; at the time ofduring; at the time ofWord