Arrivals in Thai

“Arrivals” in Thai is ขาเข้าkǎa-kâo.

ขาเข้า kǎa-kâo

arrivals; the inbound side noun

kǎa rising
kâo falling

Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”

Parts: ขาkǎa leg; one way of a trip เข้าkâo to enter

How to use it

ขาเข้าkǎa-kâo, "the coming-in leg", is the arrivals hall at an airport, and on roads the lanes heading into town.

Since 1 May 2025, foreign visitors fill in the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) online in the three days before they arrive, instead of the old paper arrival card. The paper form was the TM6, so Thais call the new one the online TM6, ตม.6 ออนไลน์dtaw-maw hòk awn-lai. It's free on the official immigration website, so don't pay the look-alike sites that charge for it.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

kha khao
ka kao
khaa kao

More travel and transport in Thai

All travel and transport

รถ rót Car
แท็กซี่ táek-sîi Taxi
จอด jàwt Stop (a car)
to stop, to park
เลี้ยว líaw Turn
to turn
ซ้าย sáai Left
ขวา kwǎa Right (direction)
right (the direction)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones