Lack in Thai

“Lack” in Thai is ขาดkàat.

ขาด kàat

to lack, to be short of; to be absent; torn verb

kàat low

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

ขาดkàat is something missing from what should be there: money, a person at work, a thread in your clothes. ขาดไม่ได้kàat mâi dâi, "can't lack", is something you can't do without: กาแฟขาดไม่ได้gaa-fae kàat mâi dâi, I can't live without coffee.

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:

khat
khaad

More verbs in Thai

All verbs

เป็น bpen Be
to be (a nationality, a job, a role)
มี mii Have
to have
ไป bpai Go
to go
มา maa Come
to come
กิน gin Eat
to eat
ดื่ม dùuem Drink
to drink

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