จ่าย(jàai)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] pay

To give money in return for goods, services, or to settle a bill or debt.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จ่ายเงินjàai ngernจ่ายเงินjàai ngern1[to] pay2[to] disburse; pay outค่าkâaค่าkâa1cost; fee; charge2polite/friendly address particle3honorific title (archaic)4value; numerical value5worth; value (abstract)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
I paid for the rice at the shop.
2VerbB1

[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)

To give out or allocate money or resources to people, departments, or purposes.

Examples

เทศบาลtâyt-sà-baanเทศบาลtâyt-sà-baan1municipality; municipal government2municipal office3municipalจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)งบngòpงบngòp1budget (informal); funds2budget- (attributive use)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปรับปรุงbpràp bprungปรับปรุงbpràp bprung1[to] improve; enhance2[to] renovate; upgradeสวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-náสวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-nápublic park
The municipality allocates a budget to the community to improve the public park.
3VerbB1

[to] spend (money)

To use money to buy things or pay for expenses; to expend funds.

Examples

เดือนนี้deuuan néeเดือนนี้deuuan née1this month (current month)2this month; during this monthฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)ค่าโทรศัพท์kâa toh-rá-sàpค่าโทรศัพท์kâa toh-rá-sàpphone bill; phone chargesและláeและláeand (coordinating)ค่าอินเทอร์เน็ตkâa in-ter-nètค่าอินเทอร์เน็ตkâa in-ter-nètinternet fee; internet bill
This month I have to pay for my phone and internet bills.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ชำระcham-ráชำระcham-rá1[to] pay; settle (a bill/debt)2[to] clean; cleanse; wash3[to] purify; rectify; purge4[to] verify and clear (accounts)
  • [to] pay; settle (a bill/debt)
  • [to] clean; cleanse; wash
  • [to] purify; rectify; purge
  • [to] verify and clear (accounts)
เสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone bad
  • broken; out of order
  • [to] pay
  • late; deceased
  • polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)
  • sadly; unfortunately (final particle)
  • [to] lose; forfeit; waste
  • spoiled; ruined; gone bad
ใช้จ่ายchái jàaiใช้จ่ายchái jàai1[to] spend (money); expend2expenses; spending (noun)
  • [to] spend (money); expend
  • expenses; spending (noun)
เบิกจ่ายbèrk jàaiเบิกจ่ายbèrk jàai[to] disburse; pay out (funds)

[to] disburse; pay out (funds)

ใช้เงินchái ngernใช้เงินchái ngern[to] spend money

[to] spend money