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ข้า  khaaF
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1.an attendant; servant; slave; a person under the authority of another
2.I, me [abbreviation for ข้าพเจ้า]

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiค่า
IPAkʰâː
Royal Thai General Systemkha

1. common Thai word   [noun]
definition
an attendant; servant; slave; a person under the authority of another

examples
ขอเดชะฝ่าละอองธุลีพระบาทปกเกล้าปกกระหม่อม ข้าพระพุทธเจ้า...
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...
ข้าแผ่นดินkhaaF phaenL dinMcitizen
ข้าราชการkhaaF raatF chaH gaanMgovernment official
ข้าศึกkhaaF seukLenemy
ข้าหลวงkhaaF luaangRgovernor
เจ้าข้าjaoF khaaF[calling over a subordinate person, such as a waiter or servant] "Sir!" — "Madam!"
sample
sentences
ช้างสาร งูเห่า ข้าเก่า เมียรัก อย่าได้ไว้ใจนัก
chaangH saanR nguuM haoL khaaF gaoL miiaM rakH yaaL daiF waiH jaiM nakH
"Never trust a sleeping dog."
ที่บ้านเมืองมีข้าราชการชั้นผู้ใหญ่มากมาย ซึ่งเติบโตขึ้นมารับหน้าที่ต่าง ๆ ตามความรับผิดชอบในสายงาน
theeF baanF meuuangM meeM khaaF raatF chaH gaanM chanH phuuF yaiL maakF maayM seungF dteerpL dtohM kheunF maaM rapH naaF theeF dtaangL dtaangL dtaamM khwaamM rapH phitL chaawpF naiM saayR ngaanM
"Our country has many senior civil servants who developed their careers in various positions and at various levels of responsibility and within their areas of competence."
2.   [pronoun]
definition
I, me [abbreviation for ข้าพเจ้า]

synonymข้าพเจ้าkhaaF phaH jaoF[a first person pronoun] I, me, my [used when writing or speaking formally]
sample
sentence
ถ้าแกยังไม่ทิ้งนิสัยบ้าระห่ำของแก ข้าก็ไม่เอาแกมาร่วมงานเป็นแน่
thaaF gaaeM yangM maiF thingH niH saiR baaF raH hamL khaawngR gaaeM khaaF gaawF maiF aoM gaaeM maaM ruaamF ngaanM bpenM naaeF
"If he does not abandon his reckless ways, I will certainly not allow him to continue to work for us."

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