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ใช่

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See also: ใช้

Thai

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Etymology

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Cognate with Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜧 (chow). Compare Zhuang cawh, Middle Chinese (MC dzyeX).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicใช่
au d͡ʑ ˋ
Phonemic
ไช่
ai d͡ʑ ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonchâi
Royal Institutechai
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaj˥˩/(R)

Adverb

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ใช่ (châi)

  1. (sometimes ~ว่า) used to express negation: no, not, never, etc.

Verb

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ใช่ (châi)

  1. (copulative) be.

Adjective

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ใช่ (châi) (abstract noun ความใช่)

  1. good; appropriate; suitable; satisfactory; acceptable; correct.
    คนที่ใช่ในเวลาที่ใช่
    kon tîi châi nai wee-laa tîi châi
    The right person at the right time.

Interjection

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ใช่ (châi)

  1. used to express affirmation: yes, right, correct, sure, etc.
  2. use to express joy or pleasure: yes, etc.
  3. used to express that someone or something is the main point: that's it, exactly, etc.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ใช่” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.