The Versatile 'ให้' — Thai Grammar

(hâi) has several uses beyond its core meaning "to give". Before a verb, it means "to let" or "to make someone do something": (hâi kǎo bpaihâi khǎo paihâi khǎo pai) — let him go. After a verb, it marks the beneficiary — "for someone": (tam hâitham hâitham hâi) — do it for [someone].

In the pattern (tam hâitham hâitham hâi) + adjective, it expresses causation: (tam hâi sòt·chʉ̂ʉntham hâi sòt·chûentham hâi sòt·čư̂n) — makes [it] refreshing.

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Sentences from Lingora’s Thai course

40 of the course's 500 sentences use this, the first in lesson 8. A few of them, with the words “The Versatile 'ให้'” is about in bold:

ฉันซื้อไข่มาหนึ่งโหลกับขนมแท่งหนึ่งแท่งมาให้เธอด้วย
chǎn sʉ́ʉ kài maa nʉ̀ng lǒo gàp kà·nǒm tɛ̂ɛng nʉ̀ng tɛ̂ɛng maa hâi təə dûaichǎn súe khài ma nùeng lǒ kàp khà·nǒm thâeng nùeng thâeng ma hâi thoe dûaičǎn sứ khài ma nừng lǒ kàp khà·nǒm thê̩ng nừng thê̩ng ma hâi thơ dûai
I bought a dozen eggs and a candy bar for you too.
Lesson 47
พ่อซื้อของขวัญให้แม่
pɔ̂ɔ sʉ́ʉ kɔ̌ɔng·kwǎn hâi mɛ̂ɛphô súe khǒng·kwǎn hâi mâephô̦ sứ khǒ̦ng·kwǎn hâi mê̩
My father bought a present for my mother.
Lesson 225

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