ให้มา
hâi-maaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] send; [to] have [sb] come (here)
to cause or allow someone to come toward the speaker; to send someone or something here.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseให้มาhâi-maaให้มาhâi-maa[to] send; [to] have [sb] come (here)ซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔng[to] buy things; go shoppingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Mom sent me to buy things at the market.
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The boss sent me to inform you that tomorrow's meeting is cancelled.
ถ้าtâaเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanไม่mâiครบkrópเขาkǎoคงไม่kong-mâiให้มาhâi-maaสัมภาษณ์sǎm-pâatตั้งdtângแต่แรกdtɛ̀ɛ-rɛ̂ɛkหรอกrɔ̀k
If the documents weren't complete, they wouldn't have had me come for an interview in the first place.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanควรkuuanส่งsòngผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu-chîiao-chaanให้มาhâi-maaประเมินbprà-məənความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiโดยเร็วที่สุดdooi-reo-tîi-sùt
The government should send experts to come and assess the damage as soon as possible.
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; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)[to] give; providePart 1
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มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker[to] come; arrivePart 2
ให้มาhâi-maaให้มาhâi-maa[to] send; [to] have [sb] come (here)[to] send; [to] have [sb] come (here)Word