ได้ยิน
hear
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Describes perceiving a sound with your ears or learning information by hearing it from someone.
hear
Describes actually perceiving a sound or voice with your ears.
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ได้ยินไหม dây yin mǎy Can you hear me? ได้ยินไหม details
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ฉันได้ยินเสียงฟ้าร้อง chǎn dây yin sǐaŋ fáa rɔ́ɔŋ I can hear thunder. ฉันได้ยินเสียงฟ้าร้อง details
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พูดดังๆ หน่อย ไม่ได้ยิน phûut daŋ daŋ nɔ̀ɔy mây dây yin Please speak louder. I can't hear you. พูดดังๆ หน่อย ไม่ได้ยิน details
hear (that ...)、hear about
Describes learning news, a story, or other information from what someone has said.
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ได้ยินว่าเขาจะแต่งงาน dây yin wâa khǎw cà tɛ̀ŋ ŋaan I heard that he's getting married. ได้ยินว่าเขาจะแต่งงาน details
Learning notes
Explanation
ได้ยิน is a common everyday verb used when a sound or information reaches you through hearing. Although it can be analyzed as ได้ + ยิน, learners will find it more useful to treat ได้ยิน as a single verb meaning “hear.” The ได้ in this word should not be translated separately as “can.” Sounds commonly follow the pattern ได้ยินเสียง… (“hear the sound of…”). For reported information, ได้ยินว่า… means “hear that…,” while ได้ยินมาว่า… emphasizes that the information was heard from another source.
Usage
It is frequently used in conversations, phone calls, online meetings, and noisy places to check whether a voice or sound can be heard. ได้ยินไหม (“Can you hear me?”) and ไม่ได้ยิน (“I can't hear”) are especially common. It is also used when passing on news, plans, opinions, or rumors learned by word of mouth.
Caution
Distinguish ได้ยิน from ฟัง. Use ฟัง for deliberately listening, as in “listen to music,” and ได้ยิน for perceiving a sound, as in “hear music.” ไม่ได้ยิน means “cannot hear” or “did not hear.” To say that someone did not listen, use ไม่ได้ฟัง. Also, ได้ยินว่า… reports something heard from others, so the information may not be confirmed.
Differences from similar words
1 hear synonyms
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ฟัง means to listen deliberately or pay attention to what is being said. ได้ยิน focuses on a sound reaching your ears and being heard, whether or not you were listening for it.
2 hear (that ...) synonyms
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ทราบ is a polite word meaning “to know” or “to be informed,” without specifying how the information was obtained. ได้ยิน specifically suggests that the information was heard from someone.