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dâai-ləəiMeanings
1InterjectionA2
sure; okay; go ahead
used to give immediate agreement or permission; an emphatic yes.
Examples
Aขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forน้ำเปล่าnáam-bplàaoน้ำเปล่าnáam-bplàaoplain water; still waterขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)Bได้เลยdâai-ləəiได้เลยdâai-ləəi1sure; okay; go ahead2can … right away; may … nowค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
A: Can I have a bottle of water? B: Right away!
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A: Could you close the window for me? B: You got it.
A: Want to go see a movie tomorrow? B: Absolutely! Let's go.
Aคุณkunช่วยchûuaiส่งsòngอีเมลii-meenสรุปsà-rùpการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumให้hâiทีมtiimภายในpaai-naiวันนี้wan-níiได้ไหมdâai-mǎiครับkrápBได้เลยdâai-ləəiครับkrápเดี๋ยวdǐiaoผมpǒmจัดการjàt-gaanให้hâi
A: Could you send the meeting summary email to the team by the end of today? B: Of course. I'll take care of it.
2AdverbB1
can … right away; may … now
Used after a verb to indicate that the action is possible or permitted immediately, without further waiting or preparation.
Examples
อาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketได้เลยdâai-ləəiได้เลยdâai-ləəi1sure; okay; go ahead2can … right away; may … now
The food is on the table, you can eat now.
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ถ้าtâaคุณkunทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanเสร็จsètแล้วlɛ́ɛoก็gɔ̂ออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiเล่นlênข้างนอกkâang-nɔ̂ɔkได้เลยdâai-ləəi
If you've finished your homework, you can go play outside now.
The light is green, you can go now!
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaดาวน์โหลดdaao-lòotโปรแกรมbproo-grɛɛmเสร็จสิ้นsèt-sînคุณkunก็gɔ̂สามารถsǎa-mâatติดตั้งdtìt-dtângและlɛ́ใช้งานได้chái-ngaan-dâaiเลยləəiโดยdooiไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngรีriiสตาร์ทเครื่องsà-dtàat-krʉ̂ʉang
Once the program has finished downloading, you can install and use it right away without restarting the computer.
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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เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedat all; whatsoever (often in negatives)Part 2
ได้เลยdâai-ləəiได้เลยdâai-ləəisure; okay; go aheadsure; okay; go aheadWord