How to talk about Fee,
Price, Cost or Value
using the Thai
Compound Word ค่า
The word “ค่า /kâa/” is a noun meaning “fee(for), cost, price or value. It’s used in compound words that refer to prices, amounts of money or charges for things. This is a very useful word to take a noun and then by applying the word kâa in front of it you are asking about it’s price.
For example;
ค่าอาหาร /kâa aa-hǎan/ = the money you pay for food, charge for food
ค่าใช้จ่าย /kâa chái jàai/ = expenses
ค่าเช่า /kâa châo/ = rent, rental fee
ค่าจ้าง /kâa jâang/ = wages, pay
ค่าแรง /kâa rɛɛng/ = cost of labor, labor charge
ค่าน้ำ /kâa náam/ = charge for water
ค่าไฟ /kâa fai/ = charge for electricity
ค่าปรับ /kâa bpràp/ = charge paid for a fine
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By Prae
Thai Language Teacher