The word dai3 \u0e44\u0e14\u0e49 is one of the most common words in the Thai language. It\u2019s actually three very common words with entirely different meanings, yet all three are spelled the same. I will go over each and give examples to help you make sense of each.<\/p>\n
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You can do it.<\/strong><\/p>\n The word \u0e44\u0e14\u0e49 means \u2018can\u2019. As in \u2018can do it\u2019. If you say \u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49, it means \u2018can\u2019t do it\u2019. This word is always found *after* the verb.<\/p>\n \u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e17\u0e33\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u00a0 You can do it.<\/p>\n \u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e27\u0e34\u0e48\u0e07\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u00a0 You can run.<\/p>\n \u0e40\u0e02\u0e32\u0e01\u0e34\u0e19\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u00a0 He can eat [it].<\/p>\n \u0e08\u0e2d\u0e2b\u0e4c\u0e19\u0e40\u0e14\u0e34\u0e19\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u00a0 John can\u2019t walk.<\/p>\n \u0e1b\u0e25\u0e32\u0e1a\u0e34\u0e19\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u00a0 Fish can\u2019t fly.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Be careful with these two phrases:<\/p>\n \u0e1c\u0e21\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u00a0 I can\u2019t see (as in blind because of no eyes or the lights are off).<\/p>\n \u0e1c\u0e21\u0e21\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e47\u0e19 \u00a0I can\u2019t see (as in I\u2019m looking in that direction but still can\u2019t see what you\u2019re referring to)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You haven\u2019t done it.<\/strong><\/p>\n The word \u0e44\u0e14\u0e49 puts a verb in the past tense. This word is always found *before* the verb, and can only be used in combination with \u0e44\u0e21\u0e48.<\/p>\n \u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e17\u0e33\u00a0 You didn\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n \u0e1c\u0e21\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e27\u0e34\u0e48\u0e07\u00a0 I didn\u2019t run.<\/p>\n \u0e40\u0e02\u0e32\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e01\u0e34\u0e19\u00a0 He didn\u2019t eat.<\/p>\n \u0e08\u0e2d\u0e2b\u0e4c\u0e19\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e40\u0e14\u0e34\u0e19\u00a0 John didn\u2019t walk.<\/p>\n \u0e09\u0e31\u0e19\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e44\u0e1b\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e19 \u00a0I didn\u2019t go anywhere. (notice that this is *not* a question)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You have got it.<\/strong><\/p>\n In this case \u0e44\u0e14\u0e49 becomes a verb, meaning \u2018to get\u2019 something.<\/p>\n \u0e1c\u0e21\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e32\u0e01\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u00a0 I want to have\/get it.<\/p>\n \u0e40\u0e04\u0e49\u0e32\u0e22\u0e31\u0e07\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e40\u0e25\u0e22\u00a0 He still hasn\u2019t gotten anything.<\/p>\n \u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e40\u0e07\u0e19\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e21?\u00a0 Do you get money?<\/p>\n \u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e22\u0e31\u0e07?\u00a0 Did you get it yet?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The word dai3 \u0e44\u0e14\u0e49 is one of the most common words in the Thai language. It\u2019s actually three very common words with entirely different meanings, yet all three are spelled the same. I will go over each and give examples to help you make sense of each.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[10208],"tags":[40031],"class_list":["post-332","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-beginner","tag-dai-can"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t