กันไว้(gan wái)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] set aside [sth]; [to] reserve [sth]
to set aside or reserve something, such as money or food, for future use.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseทำกับข้าวtam gàp kâaoทำกับข้าวtam gàp kâao[to] cook (home-style dishes)เยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2very; a lot (informal intensifier)3excessive; too muchเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkส่วนหนึ่งsùuan nèungส่วนหนึ่งsùuan nèung1a part; a portion2partly; in part3one part of [sth]; some of [sth]4some; a portion (people/things)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; merit
Mom cooked a lot of food, so she set a portion aside for you.
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 off3[to] cover; seal4closed; shut; not open5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdหน้าต่างnâa dtàangหน้าต่างnâa dtàang1window2window (computing)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)จะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkยุงyungยุงyungmosquitoไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserve
Close the window, so we can keep the mosquitoes out.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ตั้งไว้dtâng wáiตั้งไว้dtâng wái1[to] put/place and leave (for later)2[to] set aside; earmark; reserve3[to] preset; set in advance (time/value/rules)
- [to] put/place and leave (for later)
- [to] set aside; earmark; reserve
- [to] preset; set in advance (time/value/rules)
วางไว้waang wáiวางไว้waang wái1[to] put; place (and leave)2[to] set aside; reserve
- [to] put; place (and leave)
- [to] set aside; reserve
จัดสรรjàt-sănจัดสรรjàt-săn1[to] allocate; apportion; distribute2[to] set aside; earmark3allocation; apportionment
- [to] allocate; apportion; distribute
- [to] set aside; earmark
- allocation; apportionment
สำรองsăm-rongสำรองsăm-rong1spare; backup; reserve2reserve; backup3[to] reserve; set aside; back up
- spare; backup; reserve
- reserve; backup
- [to] reserve; set aside; back up
ป้องกันbpông ganป้องกันbpông gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protective
- [to] protect; guard
- [to] prevent; avert; ward off
- preventive; protective
Word Breakdown
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กันไว้gan wáiกันไว้gan wái[to] set aside [sth]; [to] reserve [sth]