Daily Thai Confidence — Using ข้อมูล (khâw-mūun)

Noun: ข้อมูล (k^hâw-mūun)
Meaning: information / data / details / facts

In this Thai lesson, we learn how to use the adjective ข้อมูล (k^hâw-mūun), which means ‘information,’ ‘data,’ ‘details,’ or ‘facts.’ It refers to knowledge, facts, statistics, or content that is collected, given, shared, or used for understanding, communication, analysis, or decision-making.

It made up of two components:

• ข้อ (k^hâw) = item / point / section
• มูล (mūun) = basis / foundation / source value

Together, ข้อมูล (k^hâw-mūun) means ‘foundational piece of information.’ It can refer to general information, factual details, personal information, research data, digital data, or evidence used for understanding something.

For examples (ตัวอย่างเช่น — dtūa-^awyàang chên)

ฉันต้องการข้อมูลเพิ่มเติม

chǎn dtâwng-gāan k^hâw-mūun p^hêuhm-dtēuhm
Literal: I would like information more.
I need more information.

The adverb เพิ่มเติม (p^hêuhm-dtēuhm) means ‘additional,’ ‘further,’ ‘more,’ or ‘in addition.’ It is used when something is increased, expanded, supplemented, or added beyond what already exists — verb + เพิ่มเติม (p^hêuhm-dtēuhm).

กรุณากรอกข้อมูลส่วนตัว

gà-rú-nāa gràwk k^hâw-mūun sùan-dtūa
Literal: Please fill in information personal.
Please fill in your personal information.

The phrase กรุณา (gà-rú-nāa) means ‘please’ or ‘kindly.’ It is commonly used when making requests, giving polite instructions, or asking someone to do something respectfully — กรุณา (gà-rú-nāa) + clause.

เขากำลังเก็บข้อมูลสำหรับงานวิจัย

k^hǎo gām-lāng gèb k^hâw-mūun sǎm-^hràb ngāan-wí-jāi
Literal: He in the process of collecting information for work-research.
He is collecting data for research.

The preposition สำหรับ (sǎm-^hràb) means ‘for,’ ‘for the purpose of,’ or ‘intended for.’ It is used to show the purpose of a noun — noun + สำหรับ (sǎm-^hràb) + someone / verb purpose / topic.

เว็บไซต์นี้มีข้อมูลที่เป็นประโยชน์

website née mēe k^hâw-mūun t^hêe bpēn-bprà-yôod
Literal: Website this have information that to be-benefit.
This website has useful information.

The adjective เป็นประโยชน์ (bpēn-bprà-yôod) means ‘useful,’ ‘beneficial,’ ‘helpful,’ or ‘valuable.’ It is used to describe something that provides benefit, usefulness, value, or positive practical effect — noun + เป็นประโยชน์ (bpēn-bprà-yôod).

Homework (การบ้าน — gāan-bâan)

Practise putting your newly learned Thai word into a sentence by translating the following sentences below.

1. I already sent you the information.
2. This information is incorrect.
3. Companies must protect customer data.
4. We should check information before believing it.
5. The students searched for information about Thai culture.

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