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yók-hâiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] give; bestow; transfer (ownership/rights)
to give or hand something over to someone, often as a gift, donation, or permanent transfer of ownership or rights
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismissสร้อยsɔ̂ɔiสร้อยsɔ̂ɔi1necklace2chain; ornamental strandเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของขวัญวันเกิดkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn-wan-gə̀ətของขวัญวันเกิดkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎn-wan-gə̀ətbirthday gift; birthday present
My grandmother gave me this necklace as a birthday gift.
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เขาkăoตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiยกที่yók têeดินdinมรดกmor-rá-dòkผืนpĕunหนึ่งnèungให้hâiวัดwátเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangโรงเรียนrong rian
He decided to donate a piece of inherited land to the temple to build a school.
ตามdtaamพินัยกรรมpí-nai gamนักเขียนnák kĭianชื่อดังchêu dangได้dâiยกyókลิขสิทธิ์lík-kà-sìtหนังสือnǎng-sĕuทั้งหมดtáng mòtของkŏngท่านtâanให้แก่hâi gàeมูลนิธิmoon-lá-ní-tíเพื่อpêuuaการศึกษาgaan sùk-săa
According to the will, the famous author bequeathed the copyrights to all of his books to an educational foundation.
The kind aunt set aside her seat on the Skytrain for a student.
หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanมีmiiพื้นที่ว่างpʉ́ʉn-tîi-wâangอยู่yùuพ่อpɔ̂ɔเลยləəiยกให้เป็นyók-hâi-bpenที่tîiปลูกbplùukผักสวนครัวpàk-sǔuan-kruuaของkɔ̌ɔngแม่mɛ̂ɛ
There's an empty space behind the house, so Dad has allocated it for Mom to use as a vegetable garden.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtได้dâaiยกyókห้องทำงานhɔ̂ng-tam-ngaanห้องhɔ̂ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ngให้hâiเป็นbpenห้องสมุดhɔ̂ng-sà-mùtสำหรับsǎm-ràpพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanทุกคนtúk-kon
The company has set aside one of the workrooms to be a library for all employees.
ตามdtaamพินัยกรรมpí-nai gamคุณปู่kun bpòoได้dâiยกที่yók têeดินdinริมแม่น้ำrim mâe-náamให้hâiเป็นbpenสมบัติsŏm-bàtของkŏngมูลนิธิmoon-lá-ní-tíเพื่อpêuuaการกุศลgaan gù-sŏn
According to the will, Grandpa allocated the riverside land to be the property of the charitable foundation.
2VerbB2
[to] let [sb] have; concede; yield
to allow someone to have or win something without resisting (e.g., a prize, a turn, a victory, a share)
Examples
เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herอยากได้yàak-dâaiอยากได้yàak-dâai[to] want (to have); would like (to get)ตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaa1doll; figurine2classifier: ตัว3dummy; puppet; provisional model (figurative)ตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedยกให้yók-hâiยกให้yók-hâi1[to] give; bestow; transfer (ownership/rights)2[to] let [sb] have; concede; yield3[to] entrust (a task/decision) to [sb]4[to] hail/recognize [sb/sth] as; designate as5[to] credit [sth] to [sb/sth]; attribute toเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไปเลยbpai-ləəiไปเลยbpai-ləəi1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)
Seeing how much you wanted that doll, I just let you have it.
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ตาdtaaเธอtəəก่อนเลยgɔ̀ɔn-ləəiตาdtaaนี้níiฉันchǎnยกให้yók-hâiเพราะprɔ́เมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gîiฉันchǎnเพิ่งpə̂ngชนะchá-náไปbpai
You go first. I'll let you have this turn because I just won the last one.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛผมpǒmจะjàไม่เห็นด้วยmâi-hěn-dûuaiกับgàpเหตุผลhèet-pǒnของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ขี้เกียจkîi-gìiatเถียงtǐiangแล้วlɛ́ɛoเลยləəiยกให้yók-hâiเขาkǎoชนะchá-náไปbpaiในnaiประเด็นbprà-denนี้níi
Even though I don't agree with his reasoning, I'm tired of arguing, so I'll just concede this point to him.
คู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngดูduuอ่อนล้าɔ̀ɔn-láaมากmâakในช่วงnai-chûuangท้ายเกมtáai-geemทีมเราtiim-raoเลยləəiเล่นlênประคองbprà-kɔɔngเกมgeemเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàยกyókชัยชนะchai-chá-náให้hâi
The opponent looked very tired towards the end of the game, so our team played conservatively as if to concede the victory.
3VerbB2
[to] entrust (a task/decision) to [sb]
to leave a matter, responsibility, or decision for someone to handle or decide
Examples
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛp[to] design; planโลโก้loo-gôoโลโก้loo-gôologo; brand markใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)ยกให้yók-hâiยกให้yók-hâi1[to] give; bestow; transfer (ownership/rights)2[to] let [sb] have; concede; yield3[to] entrust (a task/decision) to [sb]4[to] hail/recognize [sb/sth] as; designate as5[to] credit [sth] to [sb/sth]; attribute toแผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛkแผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛk1department; section2classifier for departmentsดีไซน์dii-saaiดีไซน์dii-saai1[to] design2design (appearance/pattern)3design (concept/plan)4design (field of study or work)จัดการjàt-gaanจัดการjàt-gaan1[to] manage; handle; deal with2[to] arrange; organizeเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
Regarding the new logo design, let's leave it for the design department to handle.
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ผมpǒmไม่รู้mâi-rúuจะjàเลือกlʉ̂ʉakอะไรดีà-rai-diiผมpǒmขอkɔ̌ɔยกให้yók-hâiคุณkunเป็นbpenคนkonตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiแล้วกันlɛ́ɛo-gan
I don't know what to choose. I'll leave it for you to decide.
ปัญหาbpan-hǎaการเงินgaan-ngənที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiคงkongต้องdtɔ̂ngยกให้เป็นyók-hâi-bpenหน้าที่nâa-tîiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu-chîiao-chaanโดยตรงdooi-dtrong
A financial problem this complex must be left as the responsibility of a direct expert.
ในฐานะnai-tǎa-náผู้จัดการโครงการpûu-jàt-gaan-kroong-gaanเขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakที่จะtîi-jàยกyókภาระงานpaa-rá-ngaanด้านdâanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanให้hâiผู้ช่วยpûu-chûuaiเพื่อที่pʉ̂ʉa-tîiเขาkǎoจะได้jà-dâaiโฟกัสfoo-gátกับgàpภาพรวมpâap-ruuam
As the project manager, he chose to leave the burden of paperwork to his assistant so that he could focus on the big picture.
4VerbC1
[to] hail/recognize [sb/sth] as; designate as
to regard, acknowledge, or declare someone/something to be a particular thing (often with เป็นเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)), such as the best, a leader, or a standout example
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)กาแฟgaa-fɛɛกาแฟgaa-fɛɛcoffee (drink; beans; plant)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ยกให้yók-hâiยกให้yók-hâi1[to] give; bestow; transfer (ownership/rights)2[to] let [sb] have; concede; yield3[to] entrust (a task/decision) to [sb]4[to] hail/recognize [sb/sth] as; designate as5[to] credit [sth] to [sb/sth]; attribute toร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerดีที่สุดdii-tîi-sùtดีที่สุดdii-tîi-sùt1best; the best2as well as possibleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ย่านนี้yâan-níiย่านนี้yâan-níithis area; this neighborhoodเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
When it comes to coffee, I regard this shop as the best one in this neighborhood.
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นักวิจารณ์ภาพยนตร์nák-wí-jaan-pâap-pá-yonส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiต่างdtàangยกให้yók-hâiหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเป็นbpenผลงานชิ้นเอกpǒn-ngaan-chín-èekของkɔ̌ɔngผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàp
Most film critics have declared this movie to be the director's masterpiece.
ด้วยdûuaiฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉการทำอาหารgaan-tam-aa-hǎanที่tîiไม่mâiเป็นสองbpen-sɔ̌ɔngรองrɔɔngใครkraiทุกคนtúk-konจึงjʉngยกให้yók-hâiเธอtəəเป็นbpenสุดยอดsùt-yɔ̂ɔtเชฟchéepแห่งhɛ̀ngปีbpii
With her second-to-none cooking skills, everyone hails her as the top chef of the year.
หลายคนlǎai-konในnaiวงการwong-gaanยกให้yók-hâiเขาkǎoเป็นbpenมันสมองman-sà-mɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtด้วยdûuaiวิสัยทัศน์wí-sǎi-tátที่tîiกว้างไกลgwâang-glaiและlɛ́ความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatในnaiการคาดการณ์gaan-kâat-gaanแนวโน้มตลาดnɛɛo-nóom-dtà-làatได้dâaiอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yam
Many in the industry regard him as the brains of the company, due to his far-reaching vision and ability to accurately predict market trends.
5VerbC1
[to] credit [sth] to [sb/sth]; attribute to
to say that someone or something deserves the praise or is the cause of a result (e.g., ยกความดีความชอบให้ยกความดีความชอบให้yók-kwaam-dii-kwaam-chɔ̂ɔp-hâi[to] give [sb] credit…)
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)สำเร็จได้sǎm-rèt-dâaiสำเร็จได้sǎm-rèt-dâai1achievable; attainable2[to] be able to succeed; be achievableต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toยกความดีความชอบให้yók-kwaam-dii-kwaam-chɔ̂ɔp-hâiยกความดีความชอบให้yók-kwaam-dii-kwaam-chɔ̂ɔp-hâi[to] give [sb] creditทีมงานtiim-ngaanทีมงานtiim-ngaanteam; crew (work group)ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in together
This work was successful, and we must give the credit to all team members who helped.
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แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะเป็นjà-bpenคนkonทำtamประตูชัยbprà-dtuu-chaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยกความดีความชอบให้yók-kwaam-dii-kwaam-chɔ̂ɔp-hâiเพื่อนร่วมทีมpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-tiimทุกคนtúk-kon
Even though he was the one who scored the winning goal, he gave all the credit to his teammates.
ความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètอันanยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiของkɔ̌ɔngโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiผมpǒmขอkɔ̌ɔยกความดีความชอบyók-kwaam-dii-kwaam-chɔ̂ɔpทั้งหมดtáng-mòtให้กับhâi-gàpความทุ่มเทkwaam-tûm-teeและlɛ́เสียสละsǐia-sà-làของkɔ̌ɔngอาสาสมัครaa-sǎa-sà-màkทุกคนtúk-konครับkráp
For the great success of this project, I would like to attribute all the credit to the dedication and sacrifice of all the volunteers.
ผู้นำpûu-namที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingมักจะmák-jàยกความดีความชอบให้yók-kwaam-dii-kwaam-chɔ̂ɔp-hâiแก่gɛ̀ɛผู้ใต้บังคับบัญชาpûu-dtâai-bang-káp-ban-chaaและlɛ́รับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpต่อdtɔ̀ɔความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatแต่เพียงผู้เดียวdtɛ̀ɛ-piiang-pûu-diiao
A true leader often gives credit to their subordinates and takes sole responsibility for mistakes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yók
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
ยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismiss[to] lift; raisePart 1
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ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)[to] give; providePart 2
ยกให้yók-hâiยกให้yók-hâi[to] give; bestow; transfer (ownership/rights)[to] give; bestow; transfer (ownership/rights)Word