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Request in Thai

“Request” in Thai is คำขอkam-kǎw.

คำขอ kam-kǎw

a request noun

  • kam mid
  • kǎw rising
  • Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Parts: คำkam word ขอkǎw to ask for

You'll hear it in Tod Wela Bad Jeb (ทดเวลาบาดเจ็บ).

How to use it

คำขอkam-kǎw, "asking words", is a request, from a favour between friends to an official application: government offices ask you to ยื่นคำขอyûuen kam-kǎw, hand in a request form. Making a request in everyday talk is simply ขอkǎw, to ask for: ขอน้ำหน่อยkǎw náam nàwy, some water, please. At a bar with a live band, asking for a song is ขอเพลงkǎw pleeng.

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:

  • kham kho
  • kam kor
  • kham khor

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