กันไว้
gan-wáiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] set aside [sth]; [to] reserve [sth]
to set aside or reserve something, such as money or food, for future use.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâao[to] cook; prepare foodเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkส่วนหนึ่งsùuan-nʉ̀ngส่วนหนึ่งsùuan-nʉ̀ng1a part; a portion2partly; in part3one part of [sth]; some of [sth]4some; a portion (people/things)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; merit
Mom cooked a lot of food, so she set a portion aside for you.
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ผมpǒmพยายามpá-yaa-yaamกันganเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanสิบsìpเปอร์เซ็นต์bpəə-senไว้wáiเป็นbpenเงินออมngən-ɔɔmสำหรับsǎm-ràpอนาคตà-naa-kót
I try to set aside ten percent of my salary as savings for the future.
This piece of cake is delicious. I'm going to save it for tomorrow.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngกันganงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanส่วนหนึ่งsùuan-nʉ̀ngไว้wáiสำหรับsǎm-ràpค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiที่tîiไม่คาดคิดmâi-kâat-kít
The company needs to reserve a part of the budget for unexpected expenses.
2VerbB1
[to] prevent [sth]; [to] ward off [sth]
to act in advance to stop something from happening; to guard against or keep something away, often as a precaution (e.g., กันไว้ก่อน).
Examples
ปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangหน้าต่างnâa-dtàang1window2window (computing)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkยุงyungยุงyungmosquitoไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)
Close the window, so we can keep the mosquitoes out.
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ผมpǒmฉีดวัคซีนchìit-wák-siinไข้หวัดใหญ่kâi-wàt-yàiกันไว้gan-wáiทุกปีtúk-bpiiเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakป่วยbpùuaiตอนdtɔɔnทำงานtam-ngaan
I get a flu shot every year to guard against it, because I don't want to get sick while working.
คุณควรkun-kuuanสำรองข้อมูลsǎm-rɔɔng-kɔ̂ɔ-muunสำคัญsǎm-kanไว้wáiในnaiฮาร์ดไดรฟ์háat-draiภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกันganข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunสูญหายsǔun-hǎai
You should back up important data on an external hard drive to prevent data loss.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanออกɔ̀ɔkมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanใหม่màiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกันganปัญหาbpan-hǎaการเก็งกำไรgaan-geng-gam-raiในnaiตลาดอสังหาริมทรัพย์dtà-làat-à-sǎng-hǎa-rí-má-sápไว้wáiล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâa
The government issued new measures to preemptively guard against the problem of speculation in the real estate market.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarktogether; together withPart 1
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ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)[to] keep; save; storePart 2
กันไว้gan-wáiกันไว้gan-wái[to] set aside [sth]; [to] reserve [sth][to] set aside [sth]; [to] reserve [sth]Word