ให้คติ
hâi-ká-dtìMeaning
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[to] give [sb] moral advice; [to] offer a lesson
To give [sb] moral guidance or a lesson; of a story or experience, to be instructive and convey a moral.
Examples
นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)อีสปee-sòpอีสปee-sòpAesopเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ให้คติhâi ká-dtìให้คติhâi ká-dtì[to] give [sb] moral advice; [to] offer a lessonที่ดีtêe deeที่ดีtêe deegood; suitable; desirableกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)เกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutความซื่อสัตย์kwaam sêu sàtความซื่อสัตย์kwaam sêu sàt1honesty; integrity2fidelity; faithfulness
This Aesop's fable gives children a good moral lesson about honesty.
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พ่อแม่pôr mâeมักจะmák jàเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangต่างๆdtàang-dtàangเพื่อให้pêuua hâiคติสอนใจká-dtì sŏn jaiแก่gàeลูกlôok
Parents often tell stories to give moral guidance to their children.
ประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanความล้มเหลวkwaam-lóm-lěeoในnaiครั้งkrángนั้นnánให้คติhâi-ká-dtìกับgàpผมpǒmว่าwâaอย่าประมาทyàa-bprà-mâatคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ng
That experience of failure taught me the lesson not to underestimate competitors.
เรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoให้hâiคติเตือนใจká-dtì-dtʉʉan-jaiว่าwâaความโลภkwaam-lôopมักmákนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuความพินาศkwaam-pí-nâat
His story serves as a moral warning that greed often leads to ruin.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ให้คติ said ให้-คะ-ติ?
hâi-ká-dtì
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
hâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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)[to] give; providePart 1
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คติká-dtìคติká-dtì1principle; doctrine2moral; maxim; moral of a story3view; outlook; way of thinking4going; course; state of being (literary)principle; doctrinePart 2
ให้คติhâi-ká-dtìให้คติhâi-ká-dtì[to] give [sb] moral advice; [to] offer a lesson[to] give [sb] moral advice; [to] offer a lessonWord