Thai word
ได้
dâi
能/可以
How to pronounce ได้
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
ได้ is written dâi and carries the falling tone. Listen first, then copy the pitch — in Thai the pitch belongs to the word the way a vowel does.
Same syllable, five tones
Thai uses pitch to tell words apart. Below is the same syllable on each of the five tones — nothing changes but the pitch. Say your word (highlighted) on one of the other four and a Thai listener hears a different word, or none at all.
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dai
Mid tone
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dài
Low tone
- ได้
dâi
Falling tone
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dǎi
Rising tone
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dái
High tone
What does ได้ mean?
Translation
能/可以
ได้ (dâi) means "能/可以" in Thai.
Example sentences
แพงไปนะคะ ลดได้ไหมคะ
paaeng bpai ná ká lót dâi mǎi ká
太贵了。能便宜点吗？（口语）
ไม่เผ็ดได้ไหมคะ ท้องไม่ค่อยดี
mâi pèt dâai mǎi ká tóong mâi kôi dii
可以做不辣的吗？我肚子不太舒服。
ขอน้ำหน่อยได้ไหมครับ
khǎw náam nòi dâi mǎi khráp
请给我一杯水好吗？
Test yourself
One word from the same tone group. Its meaning is not on this page — see whether it stuck.
What does this word mean?
ห้า
hâa
Related words
More words with the falling tone — the same pitch shape, different words.
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