Steal in Thai

“Steal” in Thai is ขโมยkà-mooi.

ขโมย kà-mooi

to steal; a thief verb

kà low
mooi mid

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

How to use it

ขโมยkà-mooi is both the verb and the person, a thief. When it happens to you, Thai uses โดนdoon: โดนขโมยdoon kà-mooi, to have something stolen. Being cheated out of money is โดนโกงdoon goong.

To report a theft, go to the police and แจ้งความjâeng-kwaam, file a report: travel insurers usually ask for one.

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:

khamoy
kamoi
kha moy
khamoi

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
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