กู้ยืม
gûu-yʉʉmMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] borrow; take a loan
to obtain money or something with an obligation to return it later; to take a loan
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toกู้ยืมgûu-yʉʉmกู้ยืมgûu-yʉʉm1[to] borrow; take a loan2borrowing; taking a loanเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmธนาคารtá-naa-kaanธนาคารtá-naa-kaan1bank (financial institution)2bank (of something, specialized)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballค่าเทอมkâa-təəmค่าเทอมkâa-təəmtuition; term/semester fees
He has to borrow money from the bank to pay the tuition.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoฉันchǎnกู้ยืมgûu-yʉʉmเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanมาmaaซื้อsʉ́ʉคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əแล้วlɛ́ɛoทยอยtá-yɔɔiคืนkʉʉnทุกtúkเดือนdʉʉan
Last year I borrowed from a friend to buy a computer and repaid it gradually each month.
ถ้าtâaเราraoกู้ยืมgûu-yʉʉmโดยdooiไม่mâiวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnดอกเบี้ยdɔ̀ɔk-bîiaอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiหนี้nîiพอกพูนpɔ̂ɔk-puunอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
If we borrow without planning, interest may cause the debt to grow quickly.
เขาkǎoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiกู้ยืมgûu-yʉʉmจากjàakกองทุนgɔɔng-tunดอกเบี้ยdɔ̀ɔk-bîiaต่ำdtàmเพราะprɔ́เงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiยืดหยุ่นyʉ̂ʉt-yùnและlɛ́กำหนดชำระgam-nòt-cham-ráชัดเจนchát-jeen
He decided to take a loan from a low-interest fund because the terms are flexible and the repayment schedule is clear.
2NounB2
borrowing; taking a loan
the act or process of borrowing money or items with the duty to return or repay them
Examples
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ทำสัญญาtam-sǎn-yaaทำสัญญาtam-sǎn-yaa[to] make a contract; [to] sign a contractกู้ยืมgûu-yʉʉmกู้ยืมgûu-yʉʉm1[to] borrow; take a loan2borrowing; taking a loanกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ธนาคารtá-naa-kaanธนาคารtá-naa-kaan1bank (financial institution)2bank (of something, specialized)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballค่าเทอมkâa-təəmค่าเทอมkâa-təəmtuition; term/semester fees
My family made a borrowing agreement with the bank to pay the tuition fees.
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สหกรณ์sà-hà-gɔɔnเปิดbpə̀ətโครงการkroong-gaanกู้ยืมgûu-yʉʉmดอกเบี้ยdɔ̀ɔk-bîiaต่ำdtàmสำหรับsǎm-ràpสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaanเงินngənหมุนเวียนmǔn-wiian
The cooperative launched a low-interest borrowing program for members who need working capital.
นักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaบางคนbaang-konพึ่งpʉ̂ngระบบrá-bòpกู้ยืมgûu-yʉʉmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaการศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaโดยdooiวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnผ่อนชำระpɔ̀n-cham-ráหลังlǎngสำเร็จการศึกษาsǎm-rèt-gaan-sʉ̀k-sǎa
Some students rely on an educational borrowing system, planning to repay after graduation.
สัญญาsǎn-yaaกู้ยืมgûu-yʉʉmระบุrá-bùวันครบกำหนดwan-króp-gam-nòtดอกเบี้ยdɔ̀ɔk-bîiaและlɛ́หลักประกันlàk-bprà-ganอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeenเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangของkɔ̌ɔngคู่สัญญาkûu-sǎn-yaa
The borrowing contract specifies the due date, interest, and collateral clearly to reduce the parties’ risk.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
กู้gûuกู้gûu1[to] borrow money; take out a loan2[to] salvage; recover3[to] restore; regain; rehabilitate4[to] rescue; save[to] borrow money; take out a loanPart 1
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กู้ยืมgûu-yʉʉmกู้ยืมgûu-yʉʉm[to] borrow; take a loan[to] borrow; take a loanWord