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ขยะ

#324 most commonnoun↓ low tone

What does ขยะ mean?

General term for garbage, trash, or waste materials. Used in everyday contexts like throwing away household waste, discussing recycling, or complaining about litter. Common in signs, daily conversations, and environmental discussions. More formal than ถัง (trash can) but less technical than เศษ (scraps/remnants).

Example Phrases

tíng kà-yà dûai

ทิ้งขยะด้วย

Throw the garbage away.

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Beginner

tǎng kà-yà yùu nǎi

ถังขยะอยู่ไหน

Where is the garbage bin?

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Beginner

tîi-nîi mii kà-yà yə́

ที่นี่มีขยะเยอะ

There's a lot of garbage here.

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Beginner

yàa tíng kà-yà long púun

อย่าทิ้งขยะลงพื้น

Don't litter garbage on the ground.

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Beginner

rao dtɔ̂ng yɛ̂ɛk kà-yà

เราต้องแยกขยะ

We need to separate the garbage.

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Beginner

rót gèp kà-yà maa túk cháao wan ang-kaan

รถเก็บขยะมาทุกเช้าวันอังคาร

The garbage truck comes every Tuesday morning.

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Intermediate

Related Words

tǎng kà-yà

ถังขยะ

trash can

tíng kà-yà

ทิ้งขยะ

litter

rii-sai-kəən

รีไซเคิล

recycling

kɔ̌ɔng sǐa

ของเสีย

waste

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