Shopping and money ขาดทุน kàat-tun
to make a loss, to lose money verb
- kàat low
- tun mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Parts: ขาดkàat to lack, to be short of ทุนtun capital, funds
How to use it
ขาดทุนkàat-tun is "to be short of your capital": the business takes in less than it spent. Vendors use it when you haggle too far, and friends use it jokingly about a bad deal. The opposite is กำไรgam-rai, profit, and an even trade is เท่าทุนtâo tun, breaking even.
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 thun
- kat tun
- khad thun
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