ชดใช้
chót-cháiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] reimburse [sb]; pay back
to give money back to cover expenses, an advance, or a debt; to repay.
Examples
เดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâaเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa1next month2next month (time adverbial)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ชดchótชดchót1[to] compensate; make amends2be even; be balancedใช้เงินchái-ngənใช้เงินchái-ngən[to] spend moneyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยืมyʉʉmยืมyʉʉm1[to] borrow [sth]2[to] borrow [an idea, style, etc.]มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâaล่วงหน้าlûuang-nâain advance; beforehandให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full term
Next month I will repay all the money I borrowed in advance.
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เขาkǎoผ่อนชำระpɔ̀n-cham-ráเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชดใช้chót-cháiค่าเดินทางkâa-dəən-taangที่tîiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtออกให้ɔ̀ɔk-hâiก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
He is paying in installments to repay the travel expenses the company advanced.
ฉันchǎnตั้งใจdtâng-jaiชดใช้หนี้chót-chái-nîiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtก่อนgɔ̀ɔnสิ้นปีsîn-bpiiแม้mɛ́ɛจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngประหยัดbprà-yàtมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
I intend to repay all the debt before the end of the year, even if I have to be more frugal.
หลังlǎngได้dâaiโบนัสboo-nátเขาkǎoรีบrîipโอนเงินoon-ngənไปbpaiชดใช้chót-cháiค่าkâaบัตรเครดิตbàt-kree-dìtที่tîiค้างไว้káang-wáiโดยdooiไม่ให้mâi-hâiดอกเบี้ยdɔ̀ɔk-bîiaเพิ่มpə̂əm
After receiving his bonus, he quickly transferred money to repay the outstanding credit card charges without incurring extra interest.
2VerbB2
[to] compensate; indemnify
to pay for damage or loss; to make restitution for harm caused.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ชดใช้chót-cháiชดใช้chót-chái1[to] reimburse [sb]; pay back2[to] compensate; indemnifyค่าเสียหายkâa-sǐia-hǎaiค่าเสียหายkâa-sǐia-hǎai1cost of damage2damages; compensationให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngowner; proprietorรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; class
He agreed to compensate the owner of the car that was hit.
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ร้านค้าráan-káaชดใช้chót-cháiความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiหลังจากlǎng-jàakทำtamสินค้าsǐn-káaของkɔ̌ɔngลูกค้าlûuk-káaแตกdtɛ̀ɛk
The store made restitution after breaking a customer’s item.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtรับปากráp-bpàakว่าwâaจะjàชดใช้chót-cháiความเสียหายทั้งหมดkwaam-sǐia-hǎai-táng-mòtที่tîiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakระบบล่มrá-bòp-lôm
The company promised to make restitution for all damages caused by the system crash.
เขาkǎoไม่เพียงmâi-piiangชดใช้chót-cháiค่าเสียหายkâa-sǐia-hǎaiเป็นbpenเงินngənแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangช่วยchûuaiซ่อมแซมsɔ̂m-sɛɛmจนjonกลับมาglàp-maaใช้งานได้chái-ngaan-dâai
He not only paid for the damages but also helped repair it until it was usable again.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chót
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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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ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order[to] use; employPart 2
ชดใช้chót-cháiชดใช้chót-chái[to] reimburse [sb]; pay back[to] reimburse [sb]; pay backWord