เช่า
châoMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] rent; lease
to pay for the use of property, equipment, or services for a limited period
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เช่าchâoเช่าchâo1[to] rent; lease2[to] let out; rent outจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanbicycle; bikeเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laa1for (a duration)2regularly; on a schedule1ชั่วโมงchûua-moongชั่วโมงchûua-moong1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time
I rent a bicycle for one hour.
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Yesterday we rented a car to go upcountry.
สุดสัปดาห์หน้าsùt-sàp-daa-nâaฉันchǎnจะjàเช่าchâoห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumสำหรับsǎm-ràpจัดjàtเวิร์กช็อปwə́ək-chɔ̀p
Next weekend I will rent a meeting room to hold a workshop.
เขาkǎoตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเช่าchâoอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnถ่ายทำtàai-tamแทนtɛɛnการซื้อgaan-sʉ́ʉเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประหยัดbprà-yàtค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàai
He decided to rent filming equipment instead of buying it to save costs.
2VerbB1
[to] let out; rent out
to allow others to use one’s property in return for payment
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillปล่อยbplɔ̀iปล่อยbplɔ̀i1[to] let go; release2[to] allow; let3[to] emit; discharge4[to] release (media/info)5[to] neglect; let [sth] slideห้องhɔ̂ngห้องhɔ̂ng1room2classifier: roomsชั้นล่างchán-lâangชั้นล่างchán-lâangdownstairs; ground floorให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)คนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another personเช่าchâoเช่าchâo1[to] rent; lease2[to] let out; rent outเดือนละdʉʉan-láเดือนละdʉʉan-láper month; each monthหกhòkหกhòk1six (6)2[to] spillพันpanพันpan1thousand (1,000)2thousand (modifier)3[to] wrap; wind; coil; bandage4[to be] involved; entangled; implicatedบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
He lets others rent the downstairs room for six thousand baht per month.
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เจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâanปล่อยbplɔ̀iเช่าchâoที่จอดรถtîi-jɔ̀ɔt-rótหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanให้hâiพนักงานออฟฟิศpá-nák-ngaan-ɔ́ɔp-fítในnaiซอยsɔɔi
The homeowner rents out the parking space in front of the house to office workers in the alley.
ลุงlungเช่ารถchâo-rótไถtǎiของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengให้hâiชาวนาchaao-naaแถวนั้นtɛ̌ɛo-nánใช้cháiช่วงchûuangฤดูทำนาrʉ́-duu-tam-naa
Uncle rents out his tractor to nearby farmers during the rice-growing season.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเช่าchâoคลังสินค้าklang-sǐn-káaบางส่วนbaang-sùuanให้hâiสตาร์ทอัพsà-dtàat-àpใช้cháiเก็บของgèp-kɔ̌ɔngชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmรายได้raai-dâai
The company decided to lease part of its warehouse to a startup for temporary storage to increase revenue.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
châo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |