ให้สติ(hâi sà-dtì)

Meanings

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[to] bring [sb] to their senses; [to] make [sb] aware

to make someone aware or conscious of their actions or a situation, often as a warning or piece of advice.

Examples

ตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1episode/part (numbered label)2when; at the time thatฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power (physics)2troops; forces3currently; in the middle of4power; strengthท้อแท้táw táeท้อแท้táw táe1[to] lose heart; feel discouraged2discouraged; disheartenedคำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2property; goods3thing; item; stuffเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1classmate; colleague (peer)2companion; fellow3friendก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ช่วยให้chûuai hâiช่วยให้chûuai hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierสติsà-dtìสติsà-dtì1presence of mind; sanity; consciousness2mindfulness; present awareness; attentionฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้dâiได้dâi1[to] manage to; succeed in2[to] get; obtain; receive3actualized-action marker4can; [to] be able to; may5okay; sure; agreedมากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatly
When I was feeling discouraged, my friend's words really helped bring me back to my senses.
3 more examples
พี่ชายpêe chaaiต้องdtôngคอยkoiให้สติhâi sà-dtìน้องสาวnóng săaoที่têeกำลังgam-langโกรธgròhtจนjonไม่mâiฟังfangใครkrai
The older brother had to try to make his younger sister, who was too angry to listen to anyone, become more aware of her actions.
อุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètครั้งkrángนั้นnánเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuanบทเรียนbòt riianราคาแพงraa-kaa paengที่têeคอยkoiให้สติhâi sà-dtìเขาkăoเสมอsà-mĕrว่าwâaอย่าประมาทyàa bprà-màatในnaiการใช้ชีวิตgaan chái chee-wít
That accident was like an expensive lesson that always serves as a reminder for him not to be reckless in life.
การได้gaan dâiไปbpaiปฏิบัติธรรมbpà-dtì-bàt tamช่วยให้chûuai hâiสติsà-dtìและláeทำtamให้hâiเราraoตระหนักถึงdtrà-nàk tĕungคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaของkŏngสิ่งต่างๆsìng dtàang dtàangรอบตัวrôp dtuuaมากขึ้นmâak kêun
Going to a meditation retreat helps bring you to a state of awareness and makes you realize the value of things around you more.

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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สติsà-dtìสติsà-dtì1presence of mind; sanity; consciousness2mindfulness; present awareness; attentionPart 2
ให้สติhâi sà-dtìให้สติhâi sà-dtì[to] bring [sb] to their senses; [to] make [sb] aware