เข้าใจ(kâo jai)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] understand; grasp
to comprehend the meaning, intent, or situation of something
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be trueคำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
I understand this word.
2VerbB1
[to] assume; take sth to be true
to believe or suppose something is true (often based on what one thinks), which may be wrong
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เข้าใจว่าkâo jai wâaเข้าใจว่าkâo jai wâa[to] believe/understand that [clause]ฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeคงไม่kong mâiคงไม่kong mâiprobably not; unlikely; I don't think soตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted5[to] be left out; miss one’s turn6[to] cost; come to7[to] be startled; be alarmed8[to] drop; decline; decreaseเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พกpókพกpók1[to] carry (on oneself)2[to] keep on one; have with oneselfร่มrômร่มrôm1umbrella; parasol2shady; cool (shaded); protected3shade; shelterมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect marker
I assumed it wouldn’t rain, so I didn’t bring an umbrella.
3AdjectiveB2
[to be] understanding (of [sb])
to be empathetic, tolerant, or considerate toward someone's situation
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be trueความเหนื่อยkwaam nèuayความเหนื่อยkwaam nèuaytiredness; fatigueของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitพักก่อนpák gònพักก่อนpák gòn1[to] take a break; [to] rest first2[!] wait; hold on; calm down
I understand how tired you are, so I want you to rest first.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เข้าใจ๋kâo-jăiเข้าใจ๋kâo-jăi1[to] understand; comprehend (Northern Thai spelling)2[to] be understanding of; empathize with
- [to] understand; comprehend (Northern Thai spelling)
- [to] be understanding of; empathize with
รู้เรื่องróo rêuuangรู้เรื่องróo rêuuang1[to] understand; be aware/informed (of sth)2understandable; intelligible; coherent3[to] face consequences; be in trouble (colloq.)4[to] resolve/settle [sth]; make [sth] clear
- [to] understand; be aware/informed (of sth)
- understandable; intelligible; coherent
- [to] face consequences; be in trouble (colloq.)
- [to] resolve/settle [sth]; make [sth] clear
เก็ทgétเก็ทgét[to] get it; [to] understand
[to] get it; [to] understand
ฮู้เรื่องhûu rêuuangฮู้เรื่องhûu rêuuang1[to] understand2[to] make sense; be understandable
- [to] understand
- [to] make sense; be understandable
เก็ตgétเก็ตgét[to] get it; understand
[to] get it; understand
Word Breakdown
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เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai[to] understand; grasp