ให้(hâi)
Meanings
1VerbA1
[to] give; provide
to hand, offer, or provide something to someone
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏm1snack; sweet; dessert2confectionery; pastryลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocket
Mom gives the child some snacks to eat.
2VerbA2
[to] allow; let; permit
to allow someone to do something or to allow something to happen
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)ข้างนอกkâang nôkข้างนอกkâang nôk1outside; outdoors2the outside; exterior
Mom allows me to play outside.
3VerbB1
[to] have [sb] do; cause to
to tell, assign, or cause someone to do something; to make something happen
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitนักเรียนnák 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; these days (informal)
The teacher told/assigned the students to do homework today.
4PrepositionB1
for (benefit of)
marking that an action is done for someone’s benefit
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ทำกับข้าวtam gàp kâaoทำกับข้าวtam gàp kâao[to] cook (home-style dishes)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
I’ll cook for Mom tomorrow.
5ConjunctionB1
so that; in order to
introducing the purpose or intended result of an action
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onหน้าต่างnâa dtàangหน้าต่างnâa dtàang1window2window (computing)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitอากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weather3atmosphere (figurative); ambienceถ่ายเทtàai tayถ่ายเทtàai tay1[to] transfer; convey; decant2[to] ventilate; allow circulation3[to] discharge; evacuate (fluids/air)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: rooms
I opened the window so that air can circulate in the room.
6ConjunctionB2
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] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleข้างนอกkâang nôkข้างนอกkâang nôk1outside; outdoors2the outside; exteriorได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)
He spoke loudly so that people outside could hear.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
อำนวยam-nuuayอำนวยam-nuuay1[to] facilitate; enable2[to] direct; oversee; administer (formal/official)3[to] grant; provide; extend (formal/polite)
- [to] facilitate; enable
- [to] direct; oversee; administer (formal/official)
- [to] grant; provide; extend (formal/polite)
มอบให้môp hâiมอบให้môp hâi1[to] give; present; award; bestow2[to] assign; entrust; delegate; authorize3[to] hand over; deliver; transfer
- [to] give; present; award; bestow
- [to] assign; entrust; delegate; authorize
- [to] hand over; deliver; transfer
สำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regarding
- for; intended for; for the purpose of
- as for; regarding
มอบmôpมอบmôp1[to] give; present; hand over2[to] assign; entrust; delegate3[to] award; confer
- [to] give; present; hand over
- [to] assign; entrust; delegate
- [to] award; confer
ให้แก่hâi gàeให้แก่hâi gàeto; for [sb] (recipient/beneficiary; formal)
to; for [sb] (recipient/beneficiary; formal)