อโหสิ
à-hǒo-sìMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] forgive; [to] pardon
to forgive or pardon someone, often in a spiritual or karmic context to let go of grudges and end cycles of retribution
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อโหสิà-hǒo-sìอโหสิà-hǒo-sì[to] forgive; [to] pardonให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)จะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)ไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ng1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเวรกรรมween-gamเวรกรรมween-gam1what a fate!; serves me/you right (colloquial)2karmic retributionต่อกันdtɔ̀ɔ-ganต่อกันdtɔ̀ɔ-gan1consecutively; one after another2[to] join together; connect to each other3joined; connected in a rowอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชาติchâatชาติchâat1nation; country2race; ethnic or national origin3life; lifetime; incarnation4birth; lineage (lit.)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
I have already forgiven him, so that we won't have any more karmic ties to each other in this life.
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คุณยายkun-yaaiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiพวกเราpûuak-raoอโหสิà-hǒo-sìให้hâiคนkonที่tîiเคยkəəiทำร้ายtam-ráaiท่านtânก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiท่านtânจะjàจากjàakโลกlôokนี้níiไปbpai
Grandma told us to forgive those who had hurt her before she passed away from this world.
การรู้จักgaan-rúu-jàkอโหสิà-hǒo-sìให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛผู้ที่pûu-tîiทำผิดtam-pìtต่อdtɔ̀ɔเราraoถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการปลดปล่อยgaan-bplòt-bplɔ̀iจิตใจjìt-jaiของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengจากjàakความทุกข์kwaam-túkที่tîiฝังลึกfǎng-lʉ́k
Knowing how to pardon those who wrong us is considered freeing one's own mind from deep-seated suffering.
เขาkǎoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiไปกราบbpai-gràapขอขมาkɔ̌ɔ-kà-maaพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛและlɛ́ขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiท่านtânอโหสิà-hǒo-sìให้hâiในnaiสิ่งที่sìng-tîiเขาkǎoเคยkəəiล่วงเกินlûuang-gəənเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสมัยsà-mǎiยังyangเป็นbpenวัยรุ่นwai-rûnเถลไถลtà-lěe-tà-lǎi
He intended to prostrate himself to ask his parents for forgiveness, asking them to pardon what he had transgressed during his wayward teenage years.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อโหสิ said อะ-โห-สิ?
à-hǒo-sì
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |