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gàe
Very common
RareEveryday
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In a nutshell
'Old, elderly' — and, oddly, a formal 'to' when you give something.
- Stative VerbAdjectiveBuilt up from แก่27เก่าแก่gào gàeancient,old,formerOften heardWorth learningแก่ตัวgàe dtuua[to be] old,[to be] aged,get oldOften heardWorth learningคนแก่kon gàeold peopleOften heardWorth learningเถ้าแก่tâo gàerich Chinese,owner,bossOften heardWorth learningเถ้าแก่tâo gàematchmakerOften heardWorth learningแก่ๆgàe gàe[to be] old,very oldOften heardWorth learningความแก่kwaam gàeagingOften heardWorth learningสาวแก่săao gàeold maid,spinsterOccasionalNot a priority to learnUsed in real sentencesSentence translations focus on natural phrasing in context, so they may differ slightly from literal dictionary definitions.สุนัขแก่ตายอย่างสงบขณะหลับsù-nák gàe dtaai yàang sà-ngòp kà-nà làpThe old dog dies peacefully in its sleep.พี่ชายของฉันแก่กว่าฉันpêe chaai kŏng chăn gàe gwàa chănMy brother is older than me.คนส่วนใหญ่ไม่คิดเรื่องพินัยกรรมจนกว่าจะแก่kon sùuan yài mâi kít rêuuang pí-nai-gam jon gwàa jà gàeMost people don't think about wills until they are old.เขาดูแก่กว่าอายุจริงkăo doo gàe gwàa aa-yú jingHe looks older than he is.ฉันไม่ได้แก่เหมือนที่เห็นchăn mâi dâai gàe mĕuuan têe hĕnI am not as old as I look.
- PrepositionBuilt up from แก่18ได้แก่dâi gàefor example,such asVery commonLearn this earlyให้แก่hâi gàeto,forOften heardWorth learningเห็นแก่hĕn gàeto think ofOften heardWorth learningถึงแก่tĕung gàeto reachOften heardWorth learningมีแก่ใจmee gàe jaihave the will,be considerate,[to be] thoughtfulOccasionalNot a priority to learnลุแก่อำนาจlú gàe am-nâatto abuse one's authority,exceed one's authorityUncommonNot a priority to learnปรากฏชัดแก่ตาbpraa-gòt chát gàe dtaaobviously,staring,starkObscureSafe to skip for nowพอแก่ความต้องการpor gàe kwaam dtông gaanself-sufficientlyObscureSafe to skip for nowUsed in real sentencesSentence translations focus on natural phrasing in context, so they may differ slightly from literal dictionary definitions.เธอให้ของขวัญแก่เพื่อนของเธอter hâi kŏng kwăn gàe pêuuan kŏng terShe gives a gift to her friend.แอปบอกระยะทางแก่ฉันàep bòk rá-yá taang gàe chănThe app tells me the distance.อาหารเพื่อสุขภาพให้พลังงานแก่ร่างกายของเราaa-hăan pêuua sùk-kà-pâap hâi pá-lang ngaan gàe râang gaai kŏng raoHealthy food provides energy for our bodies.รัฐบาลให้ความช่วยเหลือแก่พลเมืองที่ยากจนที่สุดrát-tà-baan hâi kwaam chûuay lĕuua gàe pon-lá-meuuang têe yâak jon têe sùtThe government provides aid to the poorest citizens.พวกเขาให้ของขวัญแก่กันและกันpûuak kăo hâi kŏng kwăn gàe gan láe ganThey gave gifts to each other.
- VerbBuilt up from แก่5แก่กล้าgàe glâato be proficient in,be highly skillful inOccasionalNot a priority to learnแก่แดดgàe dàetprecocious,prematureOccasionalNot a priority to learnคงแก่เรียนkong gàe riianerudite,learned,scholarlyOccasionalNot a priority to learnแก่วิชาgàe wí-chaaknowledgeableObscureSafe to skip for nowแก่แดดแก่ลมgàe dàet gàe lomprecocious,prematureObscureSafe to skip for now