มาถ่าย(maa tàai)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] come to shoot/film/photograph
To come to a place in order to take photographs or make video recordings.
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)มาถ่ายmaa tàaiมาถ่ายmaa tàai1[to] come to copy/transfer2colloq. [to] come to get an X‑ray3[to] come to shoot/film/photographรูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4Buddha image; statue5grammatical formที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotสวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1[to] oppose; contradict; go against2[to] move against; counter (direction)3classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations4garden; orchard; park
Tomorrow I will come to take photos at the park.
2VerbB1
[to] come to copy/transfer
To come to a place in order to make a copy or transfer something (e.g., files, documents, data).
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerถ่ายเอกสารtàai èk-gà-săanถ่ายเอกสารtàai èk-gà-săan[to] photocopy; [to] make a copy of a documentที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotออฟฟิศóf-fítออฟฟิศóf-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeเครื่องkrêuuangเครื่องkrêuuang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3equipment; gear4aircraft (colloq.); engine (aircraft)5classifier: machines/devices6embellishment/attire (classical)7assortment/set (pref.)เสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone bad
I came to make copies at the office because the machine at home is broken.
3VerbB2
colloq. [to] come to get an X‑ray
Informal/elliptical use of ถ่ายเอกซเรย์: to come to have an X‑ray taken.
Examples
หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)บอกให้bòk hâiบอกให้bòk hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]มาถ่ายmaa tàaiมาถ่ายmaa tàai1[to] come to copy/transfer2colloq. [to] come to get an X‑ray3[to] come to shoot/film/photographพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-née cháoพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-née cháotomorrow morningจะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] know how (to do)3[to] feel; sense; perceive4be acquainted with (someone/thing)5[to] realize; find out; learnผลpŏnผลpŏn1result; outcome2benefit; advantage3classifier: fruits4result; outcome; effectเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2premature; too soon3quickly; fast
The doctor told me to come for an X-ray tomorrow morning so we can get the results quickly.
Word Breakdown
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มาถ่ายmaa tàaiมาถ่ายmaa tàai[to] come to shoot/film/photograph