ได้เห็น

dâai-hěn

Meaning

1VerbA2

[to] get to see [sb/sth]; [to] have seen [sb/sth]

to have the opportunity or ability to see someone or something; also used to mean that one has seen it (completed action, often in the past).

Examples

ฉันchǎn ได้เห็นdâai-hěn นกnók ตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài บนbon ต้นไม้dtôn-máai

I saw a big bird in the tree.

3 more examples

คุณkun ได้เห็นdâai-hěn ข้อความkɔ̂ɔ-kwaam ที่tîi ฉันchǎn ส่งไปsòng-bpai เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháo ไหมmǎi

Did you get to see the message I sent this morning?

เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan ฉันchǎn ไปbpai สวนสัตว์sǔuan-sàt และlɛ́ได้เห็นdâai-hěn แพนด้าpɛɛn-dâa เป็นbpen ครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛk

Yesterday I went to the zoo and got to see a panda for the first time.

ผมpǒm ดีใจdii-jai มากmâak ที่tîi ในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùt ก็gɔ̂ได้เห็นdâai-hěn วงดนตรีwong-don-dtrii ที่tîi ชอบchɔ̂ɔp มาmaa แสดงsà-dɛɛng สดsòt ที่tîi ประเทศไทยbprà-têet-tai

I'm so happy that I finally got to see my favorite band perform live in Thailand.

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	—	—

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Word Breakdown

ได้dâaiokay; sure; agreedPart 1

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เห็นhěn[to] seePart 2

ได้เห็นdâai-hěn[to] get to see [sb/sth]; [to] have seen [sb/sth]Word