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hâiMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] give; provide
to hand, offer, or provide something to someone
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏmsnack; sweet; dessertลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsกินginกินgin1[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); pocket
Mom gives the child some snacks to eat.
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The teacher gives the student a pencil.
This morning he gave me his seat on the train.
Tomorrow I will give you a gift.
2VerbA2
[to] allow; let; permit
to allow someone to do something or to allow something to happen
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ข้างนอกkâang nôkข้างนอกkâang nôk1outside; outdoors2the outside; exterior3outside of
Mom allows me to play outside.
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The teacher allowed us to use our phones during the break.
Dad doesn’t allow me to drive late at night.
เขาkăoให้hâiจัดงานjàt ngaanที่têeสวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-náแต่dtàeต้องdtôngระวังrá-wangเสียงsĭiangไม่ให้mâi hâiดังdangเกินไปgern bpai
They allowed the event to be held in the park, but the volume had to be kept down.
3PrepositionA2
to; for [sb] (recipient)
Used before the person who receives something or to whom an action is directed.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see offรูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formให้hâiให้hâi1[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)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
I send a photo to my mother.
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I've already returned the book to my friend.
Tomorrow I'll send a package to my older sister.
เขาkăoโอนเงินon ngernให้hâiเจ้าของjâo kŏngห้องhôngแล้วláeoแต่ยังdtàe yangไม่ได้รับmâi dâai rápใบเสร็จbai sèt
He has already transferred the money to the landlord, but he hasn't received a receipt yet.
4VerbB1
[to] have [sb] do; cause to
to tell, assign, or cause someone to do something; to make something happen
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)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)นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilทำการบ้านtam gaan bâanทำการบ้านtam gaan bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at present
The teacher told/assigned the students to do homework today.
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Mom made my older brother take the younger sibling to see a doctor.
ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanให้hâiทีมteemเลื่อนlêuuanประชุมbprà-chumเพราะpráwมีmeeเหตุฉุกเฉินhèt chùk-chĕrn
The manager told the team to postpone the meeting because of an emergency.
ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangปิดbpìtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtทำให้tam-hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanหลายคนlǎai-konกังวลgang-wonทั้งวันtáng-wan
The rumor about closing the company caused many employees to worry all day.
5PrepositionB1
for (benefit of)
marking that an action is done for someone’s benefit
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทำกับข้าวtam gàp kâaoทำกับข้าวtam gàp kâao[to] cook; prepare foodให้hâiให้hâi1[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)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
I’ll cook for Mom tomorrow.
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เขาkăoอธิบายà-tí-baaiบทเรียนbòt riianให้hâiเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อนpêuuanเข้าใจkâo jaiมากขึ้นmâak kêun
He explained the lesson for his friend so that they would understand better.
My sister did the laundry for me because I was sick.
I’ll attend the meeting for you so that you’ll have time to rest.
6ConjunctionB1
so that; in order to
introducing the purpose or intended result of an action
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)หน้าต่างnâa dtàangหน้าต่างnâa dtàang1window2window (computing)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)อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherถ่ายเทtàai tayถ่ายเทtàai tay1[to] transfer; convey; decant2[to] ventilate; allow circulation3[to] discharge; evacuate (fluids/air)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: rooms
I opened the window so that air can circulate in the room.
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เขาkǎoรีบrîipออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทันรถไฟtan-rót-faiเที่ยวtîiaoแรกrɛ̂ɛk
He left home early in order to catch the first train.
ครูkruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangหลายlǎaiแบบbɛ̀ɛpเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiนักเรียนnák-riianเข้าใจkâo-jaiหลักการlàk-gaanได้dâaiชัดเจนchát-jeen
The teacher explained various examples so that students could clearly understand the principles.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtลงทุนlong-tunในnaiระบบrá-bòpใหม่màiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiกระบวนการทำงานgrà-buuan-gaan-tam-ngaanมีประสิทธิภาพmii-bprà-sìt-tí-pâapและlɛ́ตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpย้อนกลับyɔ́ɔn-glàpได้dâaiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The company invested in a new system so that workflows become more efficient and more traceable.
7ConjunctionB2
until; to the point that (result)
introducing an extent or result clause (often with a degree or outcome)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeให้hâiให้hâi1[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)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringข้างนอกkâang nôkข้างนอกkâang nôk1outside; outdoors2the outside; exterior3outside ofได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)
He spoke loudly so that people outside could hear.
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Open the window so that the room gets brighter.
I will explain slowly so that everyone can keep up.
เราraoควรkuuanจัดjàtตารางdtaa-raangให้hâiการทำงานgaan tam ngaanออกมาòk maaมีประสิทธิภาพmee bprà-sìt-tí-pâapมากขึ้นmâak kêun
We should arrange the schedule so that the work becomes more efficient.