ตอบแทน(dtòp taen)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] repay; return a favor

to do something in return for help or kindness

Examples

พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ทำสวนtam sŭuanทำสวนtam sŭuan1[to] garden; do gardening2[to] run/operate a garden, orchard, or plantation3[to] do groundskeeping/landscapingให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitคุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofตอบแทนdtòp taenตอบแทนdtòp taen1[to] repay; return a favor2[to] reward; compensate3in return; as compensationที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)เลี้ยงข้าวlíiang kâaoเลี้ยงข้าวlíiang kâao[to] treat [sb] to a mealเมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)
Tomorrow I will help grandma in the garden to return the favor for treating me to a meal yesterday.
2VerbB1

[to] reward; compensate

to give payment, reward, or compensation for work, effort, or loss

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)โบนัสboh-nátโบนัสboh-nát1bonus (extra pay/reward)2bonus (extra benefit/perk)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofตอบแทนdtòp taenตอบแทนdtòp taen1[to] repay; return a favor2[to] reward; compensate3in return; as compensationการทำงานหนักgaan tam ngaan nàkการทำงานหนักgaan tam ngaan nàkhard workของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)
The company pays a bonus to compensate for the employees’ hard work.
3AdverbB2

in return; as compensation

as a return, reward, or compensation; in exchange

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitของขวัญkŏng kwănของขวัญkŏng kwăngift; presentชิ้นเล็กchín lékชิ้นเล็กchín lék1small piece2small (as a piece)ๆ-เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsการตอบแทนgaan dtòp taenการตอบแทนgaan dtòp taenreward; compensation; repaymentสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingการช่วยgaan chûuaiการช่วยgaan chûuaihelp; assistanceขนkŏnขนkŏn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2goosebumps; hair standing on end3[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)4classifier: strands of hair/furของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)
He gave a small gift in exchange for the help moving things that time.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3answer; response4sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)Part 1
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แทนtaenแทนtaen1[to] replace; substitute for2instead; rather3in place of; on behalf ofPart 2
ตอบแทนdtòp taenตอบแทนdtòp taen[to] repay; return a favor