เอาไว้
ao-wáiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] keep [sth]; save [sth]; set [sth] aside (for later)
to keep or set something aside for later use; to save or store something; to leave something somewhere to use later
Examples
เหลือlʉ̌ʉaเหลือlʉ̌ʉa1[to] remain; be left2[to] have left; have remaining3[to] be left over; be surplus4[to] exceed; be more thanขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/itemsหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostเอาไว้ao-wáiเอาไว้ao-wái1[to] keep [sth]; save [sth]; set [sth] aside (for later)2[to] leave [sth] for later; postpone3purpose marker (‘for; in order to’)4[to] keep [sth] (in a given state)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
There's one piece of snack left. Keep it for tomorrow.
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เขาkǎoซื้อsʉ́ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉมาmaaหลายlǎaiเล่มlêmอ่านàanจบjòpแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂เก็บgèpเอาไว้ao-wáiบนbonชั้นchán
He bought many books. After finishing them, he keeps them on the shelf.
ฉันchănจะjàทำtamแกงเผ็ดgaeng pètหม้อmôrใหญ่ๆyài yàiแล้วláeoแบ่งbàengเอาไว้ao wáiกินได้gin dâaiหลายlăaiวันwan
I'm going to make a big pot of red curry and set aside portions to eat over several days.
อาหารaa-hǎanที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉaอย่าyàaทิ้งtíngนะnáเอาไว้ao-wáiในnaiตู้เย็นdtûu-yenเดี๋ยวdǐiaoพรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-níi-cháoฉันchǎnจะjàอุ่นกินùn-ginเองeeng
Don't throw away the leftover food. Keep it in the fridge; I'll heat it up and eat it myself tomorrow morning.
2VerbA2
[to] leave [sth] for later; postpone
to defer doing something until a later time, often in expressions like เอาไว้ก่อน (‘leave it for now; we’ll do it later’)
Examples
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เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเที่ยวtîiaoทะเลtá-leeเราraoเอาไว้ao-wáiก่อนนะgɔ̀ɔn-náตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiยังyangไม่ว่างmâi-wâang
Let's put the beach trip on hold for now; I'm not free at the moment.
วันนี้wan-níiเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatบ้านbâanเอาไว้ao-wáiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiแล้วกันlɛ́ɛo-gan
I'm tired today. Let's just leave the house cleaning for tomorrow.
โปรเจกต์bproo-jèekใหม่màiเอาไว้ao-wáiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnดีกว่าdii-gwàaเพราะprɔ́เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngจัดการปัญหาjàt-gaan-bpan-hǎaงานเก่าngaan-gàoให้hâiเสร็จsètเรียบร้อยrîiap-rɔ́ɔi
It's better to put the new project on hold for now because we need to completely resolve the issues with the old one first.
3ParticleB1
purpose marker (‘for; in order to’)
used after another verb or noun to indicate purpose or intended later use, e.g., เก็บเงินเอาไว้ซื้อบ้าน ‘save money to buy a house’
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertเอาไว้ao-wáiเอาไว้ao-wái1[to] keep [sth]; save [sth]; set [sth] aside (for later)2[to] leave [sth] for later; postpone3purpose marker (‘for; in order to’)4[to] keep [sth] (in a given state)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)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yenตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yen1evening; early evening2in the evening
Mom saved some snacks for me to eat in the evening.
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ฉันchănซื้อséuชุดchútสวยๆsŭuai sŭuaiเอาไว้ao wáiใส่sàiไปbpaiงานแต่งงานngaan dtàeng ngaanเพื่อนpêuuanเดือนหน้าdeuuan nâa
I bought a beautiful dress to wear to my friend's wedding next month.
He saves money for use during his retirement.
การสร้างgaan sâangคอนkonเนคชั่นnék-chânที่ดีtêe deeในnaiวงการธุรกิจwong gaan tú-rá-gìtถือเป็นtĕu bpenการลงทุนgaan long tunอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèungที่têeเราraoควรkuuanทำtamเอาไว้ao wáiเผื่อpèuuaอนาคตà-naa-kót
Building good connections in the business world is considered a type of investment we should make for the sake of the future.
4VerbB1
[to] keep [sth] (in a given state)
to maintain something as it is, e.g., เอาไว้อย่างนั้นแหละ ‘keep it that way’
Examples
ไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ng1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needเปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchangeแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)จัดดอกไม้jàt-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiจัดดอกไม้jàt-dɔ̀ɔk-máai[to] arrange flowersเอาไว้ao-wáiเอาไว้ao-wái1[to] keep [sth]; save [sth]; set [sth] aside (for later)2[to] leave [sth] for later; postpone3purpose marker (‘for; in order to’)4[to] keep [sth] (in a given state)อย่างนั้นyàang-nánอย่างนั้นyàang-nán1like that; in that way2that kind (pronoun)3that kind of; such4then; in that caseแหละlɛ̀แหละlɛ̀emphasis/focus particle (colloquial)สวยดีsǔuai-diiสวยดีsǔuai-diinice-looking; quite beautiful
Don't change it. Keep the flower arrangement just like that, it looks good.
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ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpผมpǒmยาวyaaoของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəอย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngตัดdtàtเลยləəiเอาไว้ao-wáiอย่างนี้yàang-níiก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
I like your long hair. Don't cut it yet, keep it like this for now.
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเป็นbpenความลับkwaam-lápระหว่างrá-wàangเราraoสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonนะnáต้องdtɔ̂ngเก็บgèpมันmanเอาไว้ao-wáiให้hâiดีที่สุดdii-tîi-sùt
This matter is a secret between the two of us; you must keep it (as a secret) as well as you can.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaโลกlôokจะjàเปลี่ยนไปbplìian-bpaiแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiเราraoก็gɔ̂ควรจะkuuan-jàรักษาrák-sǎaวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamอันanดีงามdii-ngaamของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoเอาไว้ao-wáiให้hâiคงอยู่kong-yùuสืบไปsʉ̀ʉp-bpai
No matter how much the world changes, we should preserve our beautiful culture to ensure it continues to exist.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ao
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or result[to] take; get; pickPart 1
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ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)[to] keep; save; storePart 2
เอาไว้ao-wáiเอาไว้ao-wái[to] keep [sth]; save [sth]; set [sth] aside (for later)[to] keep [sth]; save [sth]; set [sth] aside (for later)Word