ใช้คืน
chái-kʉʉnMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] pay back; [to] return [sth owed]
to pay back money that was borrowed; to return something that is owed to someone.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderคืนเงินkʉʉn-ngənคืนเงินkʉʉn-ngən[to] refund; [to] return moneyคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
I will pay you back the money tomorrow.
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เขาkǎoสัญญาsǎn-yaaว่าwâaจะjàใช้cháiคืนเงินkʉʉn-ngənที่tîiยืมyʉʉmไปbpaiทั้งหมดtáng-mòtภายในpaai-naiสิ้นปีsîn-bpiiนี้níi
He promised to pay back all the money he borrowed by the end of this year.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunไม่mâiใช้คืนchái-kʉʉnหนี้nîiตามdtaamกำหนดgam-nòtคุณkunจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngจ่ายjàaiดอกเบี้ยdɔ̀ɔk-bîiaเพิ่มpə̂əm
If you don't pay back the debt on time, you will have to pay extra interest.
การสร้างgaan-sâangความไว้วางใจkwaam-wái-waang-jaiขึ้นkʉ̂nมาใหม่maa-màiหลังจากlǎng-jàakทำผิดtam-pìtไปbpaiนั้นnánก็gɔ̂เหมือนกับmʉ̌ʉan-gàpการgaanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamใช้คืนchái-kʉʉnหนี้nîiที่tîiไม่มีวันmâi-mii-wanหมดmòt
Rebuilding trust after making a mistake is like trying to pay back a debt that never ends.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chái
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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
ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order[to] use; employPart 1
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คืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4back; in return5[to] return; come back (literary)nighttime; nightPart 2
ใช้คืนchái-kʉʉnใช้คืนchái-kʉʉn[to] pay back; [to] return [sth owed][to] pay back; [to] return [sth owed]Word