การเอา
gaan-aoMeaning
1NounB1
the act of taking; getting
The act of taking or getting something.
Examples
การเอาgaan-aoการเอาgaan-aothe act of taking; gettingของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another personไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ขออนุญาตkɔ̌ɔ-à-nú-yâatขออนุญาตkɔ̌ɔ-à-nú-yâat1[to] ask for permission2excuse me (seeking permission)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)นิสัยní-sǎiนิสัยní-sǎi1habit2character; dispositionที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly
The act of taking other people's things without asking for permission is a bad habit.
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การเอาเปรียบgaan-ao-bprìiapเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanจะjàทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanแย่ลงyɛ̂ɛ-long
The act of taking advantage of colleagues will worsen the work atmosphere.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatกำลังgam-langสืบสวนsʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการเอาgaan-aoเงินngənของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtไปbpaiใช้cháiส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuua
The police are investigating the act of taking company money for personal use.
การเอาgaan-aoข้อมูลส่วนบุคคลkɔ̂ɔ-muun-sùuan-bùk-konของkɔ̌ɔngลูกค้าlûuk-káaไปbpaiขายต่อkǎai-dtɔ̀ɔถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการกระทำgaan-grà-tamที่tîiผิดกฎหมายpìt-gòt-mǎaiอย่างyàangร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛng
The act of taking customers' personal data to resell is considered a serious illegal act.
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 -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gaan
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
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เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or result[to] take; get; pickPart 2
การเอาgaan-aoการเอาgaan-aothe act of taking; gettingthe act of taking; gettingWord