ช่วย
chûuaiMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] help; assist [sb/sth]
to make it easier for someone to do something; to give support or service
Examples
แอปɛ́pแอปɛ́papp; application (software)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiช่วยให้chûuai-hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierจัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3intense; strong; extremeตารางงานdtaa-raang-ngaanตารางงานdtaa-raang-ngaanschedule; agendaได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเข้าใจง่ายkâo-jai-ngâaiเข้าใจง่ายkâo-jai-ngâaieasy to understandขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country
This app helps make scheduling easier to understand.
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These glasses help me see more clearly.
เพื่อนร่วมทีมpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-tiimช่วยchûuaiเตรียมdtriiamเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเลยləəiทำให้tam-hâiการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumเริ่มrə̂əmได้dâaiเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂n
The teammates helped prepare the documents, so the meeting could start faster.
โครงการkroong-gaanใหม่màiนี้níiช่วยchûuaiลดlótภาระงานpaa-rá-ngaanของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanได้dâaiมากmâak
This new project helps reduce the employees’ workload a lot.
2ParticleA2
please (request marker)
used before a verb to ask someone to do something, often together with หน่อยหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request) or ด้วยด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]มาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)ก่อนเวลาgɔ̀ɔn-wee-laaก่อนเวลาgɔ̀ɔn-wee-laa1early; ahead of schedule2too soon; prematurelyได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Could you please arrive early tomorrow?
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Please call me and let me know this evening.
ถ้าtâaอ่านàanเสร็จsètแล้วlɛ́ɛoช่วยchûuaiส่งsòngไฟล์faiกลับมาglàp-maaทางtaangอีเมลii-meenด้วยdûuaiนะnáครับkráp
When you finish reading, please send the file back via email.
Please close the door.
Could you please close the door?
Could you please come early tomorrow?
During the meeting, please silence your phone.
ถ้าtâaมีmiiเอกสารสำคัญèek-gà-sǎan-sǎm-kanช่วยchûuaiส่งให้sòng-hâiผมpǒmภายในpaai-naiบ่ายนี้bàai-níiด้วยdûuaiนะná
If there are important documents, please send them to me by this afternoon.
3VerbB1
[to] save; rescue [sb]
to free someone from danger, harm, or a difficult situation
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทันเวลาtan-wee-laaทันเวลาtan-wee-laain timeและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)ออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmรถrótรถrót1vehicle (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 markerกำลังไฟgam-lang-faiกำลังไฟgam-lang-faielectrical power; wattageไหม้mâiไหม้mâi1[to] burn; catch fire2[to] scorch; char; be burnt3burnt; scorched; charred
The police arrived in time and freed the child from the car that was on fire.
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เพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanช่วยให้chûuai-hâiฉันchǎnหลุดพ้นlùt-pónจากjàakหนี้ก้อนโตnîi-gɔ̂ɔn-dtooโดยdooiเจรจาjee-rá-jaaกับgàpเจ้าหนี้jâao-nîiให้hâi
My neighbor helped free me from a large debt by negotiating with the creditor.
อาสาสมัครaa-sǎa-sà-màkช่วยchûuaiผู้ประสบภัยpûu-bprà-sòp-paiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaจากjàakบ้านbâanที่tîiน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamสูงsǔungและlɛ́พาไปpaa-bpaiยังyangที่tîiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
Volunteers freed the victims from their flooded homes and took them to safety.
ทนายความtá-naai-kwaamชั้นดีchán-diiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเขาkǎoหลุดพ้นlùt-pónจากjàakคดีความká-dii-kwaamที่tîiรุมเร้าrum-ráoทำให้tam-hâiกลับมาglàp-maaใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítได้dâaiตามปกติdtaam-bpòk-gà-dtì
A top lawyer helped free him from the barrage of lawsuits, allowing him to return to a normal life.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chûuai
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |