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dâaiMeanings
1InterjectionA1
okay; sure; agreed
used as a response to indicate agreement, consent, or willingness; okay
2VerbA2
[to] get; obtain; receive
To come to have, receive, or obtain something.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎngift; presentจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; base
I received a gift from my mom.
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This morning I got the wrong change.
Last year he got a new job in Bangkok.
หลังlǎngสมัครsà-màkทุนtunหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtเธอtəəก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiโอกาสoo-gàatไปbpaiแลกเปลี่ยนlɛ̂ɛk-bplìianที่tîiญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùn
After applying for scholarships many times, she finally obtained the chance to go on exchange in Japan.
3VerbA2
can; [to] be able to; may
An auxiliary placed after a verb or verb phrase to express ability, possibility, or permission.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไปห้องน้ำbpai-hɔ̂ng-náamไปห้องน้ำbpai-hɔ̂ng-náam[to] go to the bathroomได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)
I can go to the bathroom now.
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Yesterday he couldn’t drive because it rained heavily.
Can you rest tomorrow, or do you still have to work?
ถ้าtâaเธอtəəพูดpûutชัดchátขึ้นkʉ̂nหน่อยnɔ̀iฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂น่าจะnâa-jàเข้าใจkâo-jaiได้dâaiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
If you speak a bit more clearly, I should be able to understand more.
May I sit here?
Please explain again; I still don't understand.
Could you send the details by email today?
ได้โปรดdâai-bpròotงดngótใช้cháiเสียงดังsǐiang-dangระหว่างrá-wàangการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiทุกคนtúk-konมีสมาธิmii-sà-maa-tí
Please refrain from making loud noises during the meeting so everyone can concentrate.
4VerbB1
[to] manage to; succeed in
Marks successful accomplishment of an action, often despite effort or difficulty.
Examples
ซ้อมsɔ́ɔmซ้อมsɔ́ɔm1[to] practice; train2[to] rehearse3[to] drill; run drills4[to] beat up; assaultหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalรอบสุดท้ายrɔ̂ɔp-sùt-táaiรอบสุดท้ายrɔ̂ɔp-sùt-táai1final round; last round2last show/time slot; last runฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทำท่าtam-tâaทำท่าtam-tâa1[to] pose; strike a pose; make a gesture2[to] act as if; look as though about to do [sth]รำramรำram1[to] dance (traditional)2rice branนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
After practicing many times, I finally managed to do this dance move.
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อ่านàanบทbòtนี้níiมาmaaตั้งdtângหลายlǎaiวันwanเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnถึงtʉ̌ngจำสูตรjam-sùutทั้งหมดtáng-mòtได้dâai
I had been reading this section for many days; last night I finally managed to memorize all the formulas.
แก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaเครื่องค้างkrʉ̂ʉang-káangทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnเช้าcháoเลยləəiซ่อมsɔ̂mเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangให้hâiกลับมาglàp-maaติดdtìtได้dâai
After dealing with the frozen computer all night, in the morning I finally got it working again.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàหาhǎaหลักฐานlàk-tǎanครบkrópเราraoก็gɔ̂ประชุมbprà-chumเครียดkrîiatกันganหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpแต่dtɛ̀ɛในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtก็gɔ̂พิสูจน์pí-sùutความจริงkwaam-jingได้dâai
It took several intense meetings to gather all the evidence, but in the end we managed to prove the truth.
5NounB1
actualized-action marker
Placed before a verb to indicate that an action actually took place or that someone had the opportunity to perform it; often left untranslated in English.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนเก่าpʉ̂ʉan-gàoเพื่อนเก่าpʉ̂ʉan-gàoold friend; friend from the past
Yesterday I talked with an old friend.
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ตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiไปbpaiเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiฉันchǎnได้dâaiลองทำlɔɔng-tamอาหารเหนือaa-hǎan-nʉ̌ʉaกับgàpคนkonในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
When I visited Chiang Mai, I had the chance to try cooking northern Thai food with some villagers.
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanครูkruuได้dâaiอธิบายà-tí-baaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnยังyangไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iเข้าใจkâo-jai
The teacher explained this yesterday, but I still don't quite understand.
หลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanได้dâaiแสดงความคิดเห็นsà-dɛɛng-kwaam-kít-hěnในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumคณะทำงานká-ná-tam-ngaanจึงjʉngปรับbpràpแผนpɛ̌ɛnให้hâiสอดคล้องกับsɔ̀ɔt-klɔ́ɔng-gàpความต้องการkwaam-dtɔ̂ng-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chon
After the villagers expressed their views at the meeting, the working group revised the plan to align with the community's needs.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dâai
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid 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 | — | — |