Donate in Thai

“Donate” in Thai is บริจาคbaw-rí-jàak.

บริจาค baw-rí-jàak

to donate verb

baw mid
rí high
jàak low

High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

บริจาคbaw-rí-jàak is giving money or things to a good cause: a temple, a hospital, flood victims. Giving blood is บริจาคเลือดbaw-rí-jàak lûeat, and the Thai Red Cross runs the national blood centre in Bangkok. Giving at a temple is also ทำบุญtam-bun, making merit.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

borijak
baw ri jak
bo ri jaak

More verbs in Thai

All verbs

เป็น bpen Be
to be (a nationality, a job, a role)
มี mii Have
to have
ไป bpai Go
to go
มา maa Come
to come
กิน gin Eat
to eat
ดื่ม dùuem Drink
to drink

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones