ได้กัน
dâai-ganMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] have sex with each other; [to] sleep together
to have sexual relations with each other; used colloquially
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ละครlá-kɔɔnละครlá-kɔɔn1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneพระเอกprá-èekพระเอกprá-èek1male lead; leading man; hero (of a story)2the star; main attraction (figurative)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)นางเอกnaang-èekนางเอกnaang-èek1female lead; leading lady; heroine (of a story)2the 'main girl' (figurative, colloquial)ได้กันdâai-ganได้กันdâai-gan[to] have sex with each other; [to] sleep togetherตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)ตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛkตอนแรกdtɔɔn-rɛ̂ɛk1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginningเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
In this drama, the male lead and the female lead sleep together right in the first episode.
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มีmiiคนkonบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonนั้นnánเขาkǎoแอบɛ̀ɛpคบkópแล้วก็lɛ́ɛo-gɔ̂ได้กันdâai-ganมาmaaนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛo
Someone said those two have been secretly dating and hooking up for a long time.
ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉที่ว่าtîi-wâaเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonนั้นnánแอบɛ̀ɛpไปbpaiได้กันdâai-ganตอนdtɔɔnไปbpaiสัมมนาsǎm-má-naaเป็นbpenเรื่องจริงrʉ̂ʉang-jingหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao
Is the rumor that those two colleagues secretly hooked up during the seminar true?
ความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoเริ่มrə̂əmจากjàakการเป็นgaan-bpenแค่kɛ̂ɛเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiคืนkʉʉnหนึ่งnʉ̀ngจะjàเผลอใจplə̌ə-jaiไปbpaiได้กันdâai-gan
Their relationship started as just close friends, before one night they let their feelings take over and slept together.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerokay; sure; agreedPart 1
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กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarktogether; together withPart 2
ได้กันdâai-ganได้กันdâai-gan[to] have sex with each other; [to] sleep together[to] have sex with each other; [to] sleep togetherWord