remember
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- 1 remember、recall、recollect
It means that something is available in your memory now: you remember it, can recall it, or can recognize someone or something from memory.
remember、recall、recollect
Used when information, an event, a name, or something learned is still in memory and can be recalled now.
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จำได้ไหม? cam dây mǎy Do you remember? จำได้ไหม? details
Learning notes
Explanation
จำได้ combines จำ, “to remember or memorize,” with ได้, “can,” but in real use it often describes the present state of remembering: “I remember” or “I can recall it.” The common pattern is จำ + object + ได้, as in จำชื่อได้ “remember the name” or จำหน้าได้ “recognize the face.” If the object is clear from context, จำได้ by itself means “I remember.” The normal negative form is จำไม่ได้, meaning “don’t remember” or “can’t recall,” not ไม่จำได้.
Usage
It is used in everyday situations when checking whether someone remembers an event, name, number, word, or lesson, and also when asking whether someone recognizes a face or voice, such as during a reunion or on the phone.
Caution
When saying that you have successfully learned or memorized something, ได้แล้ว is often natural, as in จำคำนี้ได้แล้ว, “I’ve learned/remembered this word now.”
Differences from similar words
1 remember synonyms
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จดจำ focuses more on storing something in memory or memorizing it. จำได้ describes being able to remember it now.