ให้ความหวัง(hâi kwaam wăng)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] give hope [to sb]

to give someone hope; to make someone feel that a good outcome is possible.

Examples

คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2property; goods3thing; item; stuffหมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2[to] save; rescue [sb]3please (request marker)ให้ความหวังhâi kwaam wăngให้ความหวังhâi kwaam wăng1[to] give hope [to sb]2[to] lead [sb] on (romantically)กับgàpกับgàp1to; toward (recipient/target)2and (informal)3with; together with4classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)5side dish; accompaniment6against; versusคนไข้kon kâiคนไข้kon kâipatient (medical)
The doctor's words gave hope to the patient.
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ครูkruuให้ความหวังhâi kwaam wăngนักเรียนnák riianเสมอsà-mĕrว่าwâaพวกเขาpûuak kăoสามารถsăa-mâatทำตามtam dtaamความฝันkwaam fănได้dâi
The teacher always gives students hope that they can follow their dreams.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanจะjàยากลำบากyâak lam-bàakแต่dtàeผู้นำpôo namก็gâwยังyangพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพูดpôotให้ความหวังhâi kwaam wăngกับgàpทุกtúkคนในทีมkon nai teem
Even though the situation is difficult, the leader still tries to speak in a way that gives hope to everyone on the team.
ผลการวิจัยpŏn gaan wí-jaiยาyaaตัวdtuuaใหม่màiให้ความหวังhâi kwaam wăngแก่gàeวงการแพทย์wong-gaan pâetว่าwâaจะสามารถjà săa-mâatรักษาโรคrák-săa rôhkที่têeรักษาrák-săaยากyâakได้dâiในอนาคตnai à-naa-kót
The results of the new drug research give hope to the medical community that it will be possible to treat difficult diseases in the future.
2VerbB2

[to] lead [sb] on (romantically)

to make someone believe you are romantically interested in them when you are not; to give someone false hope in a relationship.

Examples

ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเธอterเธอter1she; her2you (informal; familiar)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2[to] fail to get/receive [sth]3did not4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5not really/actually (corrective)6No way!; absolutely notชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)3[to] discuss; talk over4[to] brag; boastกับgàpกับgàp1to; toward (recipient/target)2and (informal)3with; together with4classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)5side dish; accompaniment6against; versusเขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himบ่อยๆbòi bòiบ่อยๆbòi bòioften; frequentlyสิsìสิsì1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)มันmanมันman1starchy tuber; tuberous crop2fat; grease3greasy; oily; fatty4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5creamy; rich (texture/taste)6it (thing/animal)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1as if; as though2similar; alike3like; asไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ให้ความหวังhâi kwaam wăngให้ความหวังhâi kwaam wăng1[to] give hope [to sb]2[to] lead [sb] on (romantically)เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle
If you don't like him, then don't talk to him so often. It's like giving him false hope.
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เขาkăoทำtamเหมือนจะmĕuuan jàจีบjèepเราraoแต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiก็gâwไปbpaiคบkópกับgàpคนอื่นkon èunสรุปคือsà-rùp keuเขาkăoแค่kâeมาmaaให้ความหวังhâi kwaam wăng
He acted like he was going to flirt with me, but in the end, he got together with someone else. In conclusion, he was just giving me false hope.
การกระทำgaan grà-tamที่têeคลุมเครือklum kreuuaของเขาkŏng kăoทำให้tam hâiฉันchănสับสนsàp-sŏnว่าwâaเขาkăoจริงใจjing jaiหรือrĕuแค่kâeให้ความหวังhâi kwaam wăngไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuai
His ambiguous actions confuse me as to whether he's sincere or just giving me false hope continuously.
เลิกlêrkให้ความหวังhâi kwaam wăngผู้ชายpôo chaaiคนkonนั้นnánได้แล้วdâai láewทั้งๆtáng tángที่têeรู้rúuว่าwâaลึกๆléuk léukแล้วláeoคุณkunไม่มีวันmâi mee wanเลือกlêuuakเขาkăoหรอกròk
You should stop giving that guy false hope, even though you know deep down you would never choose him.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ให้hâiให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)Part 1
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ความหวังkwaam wăngความหวังkwaam wăng1hope; expectation2hope (person/thing); prospectPart 2
ให้ความหวังhâi kwaam wăngให้ความหวังhâi kwaam wăng[to] give hope [to sb]