ขอโทษ

Thai

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Etymology

Compound of ขอ (kɔ̌ɔ, “to ask for”) +‎ โทษ (tôot, “punishment”)

Pronunciation

Orthographicขอโทษ
kʰ ɒ o d ʂ
Phonemic
ขอ-โทด
kʰ ɒ – o d ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonkɔ̌ɔ-tôot
Royal Institutekho-thot
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɔː˩˩˦.tʰoːt̚˥˩/(R)

Interjection

ขอโทษ • (kɔ̌ɔ-tôot)

  1. sorry; excuse me; pardon

Verb

ขอโทษ • (kɔ̌ɔ-tôot) (abstract noun การขอโทษ)

  1. (ambitransitive) to apologise; to express apology (to, for, etc)

Usage notes

  • Used to address a person of equal or lower status.
  • Less formal than ขออภัย, ขอประทานอภัย, ขอประทานโทษ.
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