ฝาก
deposit
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- 1 deposit、leave (something with someone)、entrust
- 2 ask someone to do、request、ask someone to pass on、leave a message
- 3 bring as a gift、bring back for someone
ฝาก is a verb built around the idea of leaving something in someone else’s care. It can mean to deposit or leave something, to ask someone to do or pass on something, and also to bring something as a gift or souvenir.
deposit、leave (something with someone)、entrust
This sense means to leave money, belongings, or a person in someone’s care or at a place for safekeeping or handling.
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ฝากกระเป๋าไว้ที่โรงแรม fàak krapǎw wáy thîi rooŋ rɛɛm leave a bag at the hotel ฝากกระเป๋าไว้ที่โรงแรม details
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ฝากเงินเข้าธนาคาร fàak ŋən khâw thánaakhaan deposit money in a bank ฝากเงินเข้าธนาคาร details
ask someone to do、request、ask someone to pass on、leave a message
This sense is used when asking someone to do something, take care of something, or pass on a message. The pattern ฝาก + verb is very common in everyday speech.
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ฝากซื้อกาแฟให้หน่อย fàak sʉ́ʉ kaafɛɛ hây nɔ̀ɔy Can you get me a coffee? ฝากซื้อกาแฟให้หน่อย details
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ฝากบอกเขาด้วย fàak bɔ̀ɔk khǎw dûay Please tell him for me. ฝากบอกเขาด้วย details
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ฝากดูแลบ้านด้วยนะ fàak duulɛɛ bâan dûay ná Please take care of the house. ฝากดูแลบ้านด้วยนะ details
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กรุณาฝากข้อความไว้หลังสัญญาณ karunaa fàak khɔ̂ɔ khwaam wáy lǎŋ sǎnyaan Please leave a message after the tone. กรุณาฝากข้อความไว้หลังสัญญาณ details
bring as a gift、bring back for someone
This sense means to bring or buy something for someone as a gift, often after visiting another place.
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of ฝาก is handing something over into someone else’s care. With objects it means to leave or deposit them, as in ฝากกระเป๋า. With money it means to deposit, as in ฝากเงิน. With another verb, it becomes a request pattern, such as ฝากซื้อ “ask someone to buy” or ฝากบอก “ask someone to tell.” Adding ไว้ often gives the sense of leaving something there for the time being.
Usage
ฝาก is common when leaving bags at a hotel or shop, depositing money, asking a friend to buy something, asking someone to pass on a message, or leaving a child, house, or task in someone’s care. It is useful in both everyday conversation and workplace requests.
Caution
Be careful with direction: ฝาก means you leave or entrust something, while รับฝาก means to accept something for safekeeping. ฝากกระเป๋า means “leave a bag,” but รับฝากกระเป๋า means “hold or accept a bag for someone.”
Differences from similar words
1 deposit synonyms
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มอบหมาย means to assign or delegate a task more formally. ฝาก is broader and more everyday, and can also be used for leaving physical things or people in someone’s care.
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เก็บ means to keep, store, or put something away, often under one’s own control. ฝาก focuses on leaving something with another person or place.
2 ask someone to do synonyms
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วาน means to ask someone for a favor and often sounds fairly casual. ฝาก is broader and more clearly implies handing a task, message, or responsibility over to someone.
3 bring as a gift synonyms
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ของขวัญ is a noun meaning a present or gift. ฝาก is the verb used for bringing or buying something for someone as a gift.
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ให้ simply means to give. ฝาก in this sense is used for something brought or bought for someone, often from a trip or outing.