ได้เลย(dâai loei)

Meanings

1InterjectionA2

sure; okay; go ahead

used to give immediate agreement or permission; an emphatic yes.

Examples

Aขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerน้ำเปล่าnám bplàoน้ำเปล่าnám bplàoplain water; still waterขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particleBได้เลยdâai loeiได้เลยdâai loei1sure; okay; go ahead2right away; immediately (possible/allowed)ค่ะkâค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response)
A: Can I have a bottle of water? B: Right away!
2AdverbB1

right away; immediately (possible/allowed)

indicates that an action can proceed at once when following a verb or command (e.g., ไปได้เลย = you can go now).

Examples

อาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketได้เลยdâai loeiได้เลยdâai loei1sure; okay; go ahead2right away; immediately (possible/allowed)
The food is on the table, you can eat now.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedPart 1
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เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)Part 2
ได้เลยdâai loeiได้เลยdâai loeisure; okay; go ahead