Express the purpose in Thai
How to express the purpose in Thai ?
With the word : peua, samrub, hai ?
Can you give me some examples please ?
Thanks.
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I'm not entirely sure what do you mean by "express the purpose."
The words peue(เพื่อ), samrub(สำหรับ), hai(ให้) all mean "for."
Here are a few examples:
1). เพื่อ
กินเพื่ออยู่ไม่ใช่อยู่เพื่อกิน
(You) eat to(for) live not live to(for) eat - A Thai idiom. Although, I beg to disagree.
เพื่อรัก - For love. You wouldn't hear someone say สำหรับ(ok, maybe sometimes) or ให้.
เพื่อ can be roughly translated to for (something/someone).
2). สำหรับ
Very similar to เพื่อ with less of an emotional attachment and more functional-sounding.
Google Chrome สำหรับมือถือ - Google Chrome for mobile phone.
หนังสือสำหรับเด็ก - Books for kids.
3). ให้
ให้ has many usages, one of them being to give.
ซื้อมาให้(คุณ) - I bought this for (you)/ I bought this to give (you).
ขอให้มีความสุข - I wish you happiness. Breakdown: ขอ(wish) ให้มี (to have) ความสุข (happiness).
To conclude, each of them has its nuances, even though all of them can be translated as "to give." One is preferred over another based on the level of intimacy or appropriateness that one wants to portray.
Hope this helps
-C
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Hi Eve,
Allow me making myself clear if these are what you asked.
• peua - เพื่อ
• samrub - สำหรับ
• hai - ให้
เพื่อ, สำหรับ, ให้ = give, provide, offer something for someone.
To me, all three have a similar meaning; to provide, offer or do something for someone/ organization/ nation/ etc.
However, เพื่อ and สำหรับ give more specific intention/ dedication to do or provide something rather than ให้.
E.g.
• ฉันทำสิ่งนี้เพื่อประเทศชาติ - I do this for the country (not simply for someone, but a whole nation).
• ของขวัญชิ้นนี้สำหรับเธอ - This present is for you (only you, no mean to others).
• ฉันให้กระดูกกับหมา - I give a dog a bone.
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