Thai word
ให้
hâi
给/让
How to pronounce ให้
Falling tone
Starts high, falls quickly to low
ให้ is written hâi 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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hai
Mid tone
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hài
Low tone
- ให้
hâi
Falling tone
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hǎi
Rising tone
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hái
High tone
What does ให้ mean?
Translation
给/让
ให้ (hâi) means "给/让" in Thai.
Example sentences
ช่วยถ่ายรูปให้หน่อยได้ไหมครับ
chûay thàai rûup hâi nòi dâi mǎi khráp
可以帮我拍张照吗？
เขียนให้หน่อยได้ไหมครับ
khǐan hâi nòi dâi mǎi khráp
您能写下来吗？
แอร์เสียค่ะ ช่วยซ่อมให้หน่อยได้ไหม
Ɛɛ sǐa kâ chûay sôom hâi nòy dâi mǎi
空调坏了。您能帮我修一下吗？
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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