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¢Í  khaawR
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1.to ask for; to request; "I'd like..." — "May/Can I have...?"
2.[pronunciation of the 2nd letter of the Thai alphabet]
3.a hook

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai¢Í
IPAkʰɔ̌ː
Royal Thai General Systemkho

similar
sounding
¡ç
1. common Thai word   [verb]
definition
to ask for; to request; "I'd like..." — "May/Can I have...?"

examples¡ÒâͤÇÒÁ¡ÃسÒgaanM khaawR khwaamM gaL rooH naaMan act of appeal
¢Í¤ÇÒÁÃèÇÁÁ×ÍkhaawR khwaamM ruaamF meuuMto ask for cooperation
¢Í¤ÇÒÁàËç¹khaawR khwaamM henRto ask for an opinion
¢Í¤Óá¹Ð¹ÓkhaawR khahmM naeH nahmMto ask for a suggestion
¢Í¨ºkhaawR johpLlet me end...
¢Í©Ñ¹¤Ô´¡è͹khaawR chanR khitH gaawnLlet me think...
¢ÍപнèÒÅÐÍͧ¸ØÅÕ¾Ãкҷ»¡à¡ÅéÒ»¡¡ÃÐËÁèÍÁ ¢éÒ¾Ãоط¸à¨éÒ...khaawR daehM chaH faaL laH aawngM thooH leeM phraH baatL bpohkL glaoF bpohkL graL maawmL khaaF phraH phootH thaH jaoF[royal use only] the official and formal way of addressing His Majesty the King and Her Majesty the Regent Queen in writing: "May I have Your Majesty's might (prestige, splendor). May it please Your Majesty's feet's dust covering (protecting, guarding over) my sinciput. I…(state your name & last name here)…, slave of the Lord Buddha...
¢ÍµÔ´Ã¶ä»´éÇÂkhaawR dtitL rohtH bpaiM duayFto ask someone for a lift or ride
¢Í·Ò¹khaawR thaanMbeg
¢ÍÂ×ÁkhaawR yeuumMto borrow 
¢ÍÃéͧkhaawR raawngHto implore — "Please stop!" — "Please don't!"
¡ÒâÍÃéͧgaanM khaawR raawngHan appeal; a request
¢ÍÃѺkhaawR rapH[very formal polite particle used by a male]
¢ÍÃѺ¡ÃмÁkhaawR rapH graL phohmR[spoken very politely by a male] yes
¢ÍáÊ´§¤ÇÒÁÂÔ¹´ÕkhaawR saL daaengM khwaamM yinM deeMcongratulations
¢ÍãËékhaawR haiF"Please bring..." — "Please give..."
¢ÍãË館³ÁÕ...khaawR haiF khoonM meeMwish you have...
¢ÍãËéà´Ô¹·Ò§â´ÂÊÇÑÊ´ÔÀÒ¾khaawR haiF deernM thaangM dooyM saL watL phaapF"Bon Voyage!"
¢Í͹حҵkhaawR aL nooH yaatFto ask for permission
¢ÍÍÀÑÂkhaawR aL phaiMto apologize; to pardon — [when passing by] "Excuse me."
¤ÓÍØ·Ò¹¢Í¤ÇÒÁªèÇÂàËÅ×ÍkhahmM ooL thaanM khaawR khwaamM chuayF leuuaRhelp!
»ÃЪҡÃä·ÂÇÔè§âÃè¢ÍàÍÕèÂÇbpraL chaaM gaawnM thaiM wingF rohF khaawR iaaoLThe Thai populace are running around seeking to participate.
Ãéͧ¢ÍraawngH khaawRto request; to appeal
Ç͹¢ÍwaawnM khaawRbeg for
ÍÂèÒ§¢Íä»·ÕyaangL khaawR bpaiM theeMin a perfunctory manner
sample
sentences
¢Í¢éÒǼѴËÁÙ¹ÐkhaawR khaaoF phatL muuR naH"I'll have pork fried rice, please."
¢Íä¢èä¡èË¡¿Í§khaawR khaiL gaiL hohkL faawngM"I want half a dozen eggs."
¢ÍªÒÊͧ¶éÇÂ...ãÊè¹éÓµÒÅ˹Öè§ äÁèãÊè¹éÓµÒÅ˹Öè§khaawR chaaM saawngR thuayF saiL nahmH dtaanM neungL maiF saiL nahmH dtaanM neungL"Bring two cups of tea, sugar in one and no sugar in the other."
¢Íãªéâ·ÃÈѾ·ì˹èÍÂä´éäËÁ¤ÃѺ?khaawR chaiH thohM raH sap[t]L naawyL daiF maiR khrapH[polite request made by male] "May I use the phone, please?"
¢Íãªéâ·ÃÈѾ·ì˹èÍÂä´éäËÁ¤Ð?khaawR chaiH thohM raH sap[t]L naawyL daiF maiR khaH[polite request made by female] "May I use the phone, please?"
¢ÍãªéËéͧ¹éÓ˹èÍÂä´éäËÁ¤ÃѺkhaawR chaiH haawngF naahmH naawyL daiF maiR khrapH[polite request made by male] "May I use the restroom, please?"
¢ÍãªéËéͧ¹éÓ˹èÍÂä´éäËÁ¤ÐkhaawR chaiH haawngF naahmH naawyL daiF maiR khaH[polite request made by female] "May I use the restroom, please?"
¢Í´Ù´éÇÂkhaawR duuM duayF"May I see, please?"
¢Í´ÙËéͧ˹èÍÂä´éäËÁkhaawR duuM haawngF naawyL daiF maiR"May I see the room?"
¢Í¶èÒÂÃÙ»¤Ø³ä´éäËÁkhaawR thaayL ruupF khoonM daiF maiR"Can I take your photograph?"
¢Íâ·ÉkhaawR thohtF"I apologize" — "I'm sorry" — "Excuse me" — "Pardon me."
¢Íâ·É ¢Í¼Á¹Ñè§ÃèÇÁâµêФسä´éäËÁkhaawR thohtF khaawR phohmR nangF ruaamF dtoH khoonM daiF maiR"Excuse me, could I share your table?"
¢ÍºÔÅ´éÇÂkhaawR binM duayF"Please bring me the bill."
¢Í»Ô´ ·Õ. ÇÕ. ¹ÐkhaawR bpitL theeM weeM naH"Can I turn off the T.V.?"
¢Íà»ÅÕè¹à»ç¹áºº äÁèãÊèà¹×éÍá´§ËÃ×ÍËÁÙä´éäËÁ¤Ð ¢Íº¤Ø³¤èÐkhaawR bpliianL bpenM baaepL maiF saiL neuuaH daaengM reuuR muuR daiF maiR khaH khaawpL khoonM khaF"Could you please change [this dish] so that it does not contain either red meat or pork? Thank you."
¢Íä»·ÕkhaawR bpaiM theeM"Let me pass." — "Get out of my way."
¢Í¼Á¤ØÂ¡Ñº¤Ø³µÍ¹·Õè¤Ø³ËÂØ´¾Ñ¡ä´éäËÁkhaawR phohmR khuyM gapL khoonM dtaawnM theeF khoonM yootL phakH daiF maiR"Can I chat with you when you take a break?"
¢Íà¼ç´ æ ¹Ð¤ÃѺkhaawR phetL phetL naH khrapH[spoken by a male] "Please make the food spicy-hot"
¢Í¾Ù´¡Ñºà¡Å繤ÃѺkhaawR phuutF gapL glenM khrapH[on the phone] "May I speak to Glenn, please?"
¢Íà¾Õ§ÍÂèÒä´é¡ÃзÓÊÔè§ã´·Õè¢Ñ´µèÍ¡®ËÁÒ à¾ÃÒÐäÁèãËéà»ç¹ª¹Ç¹¹Óä»ÊÙèÇԡĵ¡ÒóìkhaawR phiiangM yaaL daiF graL thahmM singL daiM theeF khatL dtaawL gohtL maayR phrawH maiF haiF bpenM chaH nuaanM nahmM bpaiM suuL wiH gritL gaan[n]M"Just don't do anything that will break the law because [you should do nothing] which would cause a crisis."
¢ÍäÁèà¼ç´khaawR maiF phetL"Please make the food not spicy-hot."
¢ÍÇÔÊ¡Õéâ«´Ò...äÁèãÊè¹éÓá¢ç§¹Ð¤ÃѺkhaawR witH geeF sohM daaM maiF saiL nahmH khaengR naH khrapH[spoken by male] "Whisky soda, don’t put any ice in."
¢ÍáÊ´§¤ÇÒÁàÊÕÂ㨴éÇÂkhaawR saL daaengM khwaamM siiaR jaiM duayF"I express my condolences."
¢ÍàËÃÕ­ËéÒÊͧàËÃÕ­˹èÍ´Ô...¨ÐàÍÒä»ËÂÍ´µÙéà¾Å§khaawR riianR haaF saawngR riianR naawyL diL jaL aoM bpaiM yaawtL dtuuF phlaehngM"Can I have two five-baht coins for the jukebox?"
¢ÍàËÅéÒÇÔÊ¡Õéà¾ÕÂÇkhaawR laoF witH geeF phiaaoM"I'll have a whiskey, neat."
¢ÍãËéà¨éÒÊÁ»ÃÒö¹Òà·Í­khaawR haiF jaoF saL maH bpraatL thaL naaM thuuhrnM"May you be granted your wish."
¢ÍãËé⪤´ÕkhaawR haiF chohkF deeM"Good luck to you."
¢ÍãËéÁÒ´éÇÂkhaawR haiF maaM duayF"Could you please come with me?"
¢ÍãËéÁÕ¤ÇÒÁÊØ¢ã¹Çѹà¡Ô´¹ÐkhaawR haiF meeM khwaamM sookL naiM wanM geertL naH"I wish you happiness on your birthday."
§Ò¹¹ÕéÁÕ¼ÙéãË­èÁҡѹËÅÒ¤¹ ¢ÍãËéÃÐÁÑ´ÃÐÇѧ·Ó¡Ðà»Ô꺡лêÒºãËé¢ÒÂ˹éÒngaanM neeH meeM phuuF yaiL maaM ganM laayR khohnM khaawR haiF raH matH raH wangM thahmM gaL bpeerpH gaL bpaapH haiF khaayR naaF"This affair will have many important people in attendance; please take care not to act in an uncouth manner that might embarrass us."
¨ÐÃѧà¡Õ¨äËÁ¤ÃѺ ¶éÒ¼Á¨Ð¢ÍàºÍÃìâ·ÃÈѾ·ìjaL rangM giiatL maiR khrapH thaaF phohmR jaL khaawR buuhrM thohM raH sap[t]L[polite request made by male] "Would you mind if I asked for your phone number?"
¨ÐÃѧà¡Õ¨äËÁ¤ÃѺ ¶éÒ¼Á¨Ðú¡Ç¹¢Íãªéâ·ÃÈѾ·ì?jaL rangM giiatL maiR khrapH thaaF phohmR jaL rohpH guaanM khaawR chaiH thohM raH sap[t]L[polite request made by male] "Would you mind if I use the phone?"
¨ÐÃѧà¡Õ¨äËÁ¤ÃѺ ¶éÒ¼Á¨Ðú¡Ç¹¢ÍãªéËéͧ¹éÓ?jaL rangM giiatL maiR khrapH thaaF phohmR jaL rohpH guaanM khaawR chaiH haawngF naahmH[polite request made by male] "Would you mind if I use the restroom?"
¨ÐÃѧà¡Õ¨äËÁ¤Ð ¶éҴԩѹ¨Ðú¡Ç¹¢Íãªéâ·ÃÈѾ·ì?jaL rangM giiatL maiR khaH thaaF deeL chanR jaL rohpH guaanM khaawR chaiH thohM raH sap[t]L[polite request made by female] "Would you mind if I use the phone?"
¨ÐÃѧà¡Õ¨äËÁ¤Ð ¶éҴԩѹ¨Ðú¡Ç¹¢ÍãªéËéͧ¹éÓ?jaL rangM giiatL maiR khaH thaaF deeL chanR jaL rohpH guaanM khaawR chaiH haawngF naahmH[polite request made by female] "Would you mind if I use the restroom?"
¶éÒàÃҺѭ­ÑµÔÈѾ·ìÍÐäà æ¢Öé¹ÁÒ ¡ç¨Ð¢ÍãËé»ÃЪҪ¹·Ñé§»ÃÐà·Èà»ç¹¼Ùé·ÕèÁÕ¤ÇÒÁ¤Ô´ã¹´éÒ¹ÀÒÉÒà»ç¹ÈѾ·ìºÑ­­ÑµÔ¡Ã¡Ñ¹·Ñ駪ҵÔËÃ×Íà»ç¹ÇÔ·ÂҡüÙé·ÕèÁÕ¤ÇÒÁÃÙé·Ñ駪ҵԡçäÁèä´éthaaF raoM banM yatH sap[t]L aL raiM aL raiM kheunF maaM gawF jaL khaawR haiF bpraL chaaM chohnM thangH bpraL thaehtF bpenM phuuF theeF meeM khwaamM khitH naiM daanF phaaM saaR bpenM sap[t]L banM yatH gaawnM ganM thangH chaatF reuuR bpenM witH thaH yaaM gaawnM phuuF theeF meeM khwaamM ruuH thangH chaatF gawF maiF daiFIf we do create new words, we cannot ask that everyone in the country be thoughtful about language and serve as wordsmiths and as language experts.
¼Á¢ÍÊÒºÒ¹ÇèÒ...phohmR khaawR saaR baanM waaF"I swear that..."
ÁÕ¢éͨӡѴ·Õèà¢ÒäÁèÊÒÁÒö»¯ÔºÑµÔµÒÁ¢éÍàÃÕ¡Ãéͧä´é «Öè§¶éÒÃѺ¿Ñ§ÍÂèÒ§¢Íä»·Õ ¡ç¹èÒà»ç¹ËèǧmeeM khaawF jahmM gatL theeF khaoR maiF saaR maatF bpaL dtiL batL dtaamM khaawF riiakF raawngH daiF seungF thaaF rapH fangM yaangL khaawR bpaiM theeM gawF naaF bpenM huaangL"Due to existing limitations, they are not able to accede to the demands; however, if they do pay heed these demands merely in a perfunctory manner, there is real cause for concern."
ÁÕà¹×éÍËÒàÃÕ¡Ãéͧ¢Í¤ÇÒÁàËç¹ã¨¨Ò¡Êѧ¤Á áÅÐáºÐ·èÒ¾ÃéÍÁà¨Ã¨Ò¡Ñº¡ÅØèÁÍÓ¹Ò¨ãËÁèmeeM neuuaH haaR riiakF raawngH khaawR khwaamM henR jaiM jaakL sangR khohmM laeH baeL thaaF phraawmH jaehnM jaaM gapL gloomL ahmM naatF maiL"The gist was to call for sympathy from society and to hint at a readiness to negotiate with the new powers that be."
2.   
definition
[pronunciation of the 2nd letter of the Thai alphabet]

examples¢Í ä¢èkhaawR khaiLThe 2nd consonant in the Thai alphabet, a high-class letter pronounced like a 'K' or a hard 'G.'
¢Í ä¢èã¹àÅéÒkhaawR khaiL naiM laaoHKh is for /khaiL/ (the eggs) in the coop
3.   [noun]
definition
a hook

example¢ÍªéÒ§khaawR chaangHelephant handler's (mahout's) hook

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