ให้อภัย

hâi à-pai

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] forgive [sb]

to stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone for a wrong or mistake; to forgive someone

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ให้อภัยhâi à-paiให้อภัยhâi à-pai1[to] forgive [sb]2[to] pardon; excuseเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
I have forgiven him.
2NounB1

[to] pardon; excuse

to officially or kindly decide not to punish or blame someone; to pardon or excuse

Examples

ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ให้อภัยhâi à-paiให้อภัยhâi à-pai1[to] forgive [sb]2[to] pardon; excuseนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilที่มาtêe maaที่มาtêe maa1background; provenance; etymology2source; reference (citation)3origin; sourceสายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)ครั้งนี้kráng néeครั้งนี้kráng née1this time; this occasion2this time (around); on this occasionและláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ลงโทษlong tôhtลงโทษlong tôht[to] punish [sb]; impose a penalty
The teacher pardoned the student who was late this time and did not punish them.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitPart 1
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อภัยà-paiอภัยà-pai1[to] forgive; pardon (formal/literary)2forgiveness; pardon (formal/literary)Part 2
ให้อภัยhâi à-paiให้อภัยhâi à-pai[to] forgive [sb]