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hâi-táaiMeaning
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[to] back [sb] up; [to] indulge [sb]
to support or defend someone, especially in a way that encourages their bad behavior.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไม่ควรmâi-kuuanไม่ควรmâi-kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperให้ท้ายhâi-táaiให้ท้ายhâi-táai[to] back [sb] up; [to] indulge [sb]ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsเวลาที่wee-laa-tîiเวลาที่wee-laa-tîithe time whenเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำผิดtam-pìtทำผิดtam-pìt1[to] do wrong; make a mistake2[to] commit an offense; break a rule/lawเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
A mother shouldn't indulge her child when he does something wrong, because he will get spoiled.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanที่ดีtîi-diiจะjàไม่mâiให้ท้ายhâi-táaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛจะjàคอยkɔɔiตักเตือนdtàk-dtʉʉanเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเราraoทำtamในnaiสิ่งที่sìng-tîiไม่ถูกต้องmâi-tùuk-dtɔ̂ng
A good friend won't just back you up; they will warn you when you do something wrong.
การที่gaan-tîiหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaให้ท้ายhâi-táaiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanคนโปรดkon-bpròotอย่างyàangออกนอกหน้าɔ̀ɔk-nɔ̂ɔk-nâaทำให้tam-hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jai
The boss's blatant indulgence of their favorite employee makes other colleagues feel dissatisfied.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunยังyangให้ท้ายhâi-táaiเขาkǎoอยู่yùuแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiเขาkǎoจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiวันwanเรียนรู้riian-rúuที่จะtîi-jàรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpการกระทำgaan-grà-tamของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengเลยləəi
If you keep backing him up like this, he will never learn to take responsibility for his own actions.
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 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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ให้ท้ายhâi-táaiให้ท้ายhâi-táai[to] back [sb] up; [to] indulge [sb][to] back [sb] up; [to] indulge [sb]Word