ดูท่าที(doo tâa tee)
Meanings
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[to] wait and see; [to] observe the situation
to wait and see how a situation develops; to observe someone's attitude or reaction before taking action
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] wish for; pray for2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] request; ask for [sth]รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitดูท่าทีdoo tâa teeดูท่าทีdoo tâa tee[to] wait and see; [to] observe the situationก่อนgònก่อนgòn1previous; prior; former2before; earlier; previously; firstตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)จะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)ไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ร่วมงานrûuam ngaanร่วมงานrûuam ngaan1[to] attend an event2[to] join a workplace/team; be employed with3[to] work together; collaborateหรือไม่rĕu mâiหรือไม่rĕu mâi1whether ... or not2or not? (question particle)
I would like to wait and see before deciding whether to attend the event or not.
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เราraoยังyangไม่ควรmâi kuuanรีบrêepลงทุนlong tunตอนนี้dton néeรอrorดูท่าทีdoo tâa teeของkŏngตลาดdtà-làatไปก่อนbpai gònดีกว่าdee gwàa
We shouldn't rush to invest right now; it's better to wait and see the market first.
เขาkăoไม่mâiยอมyomตอบตกลงdtòp dtòk longทันทีtan teeเพราะpráwอยากดูyàak dooท่าทีtâa-teeของkŏngเจ้านายjâo naaiก่อนgòn
He refused to agree immediately because he wanted to observe the boss's reaction first.
ในnaiการเจรจาgaan jay-rá-jaaธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtการดูgaan dooท่าทีtâa-teeของkŏngคู่ค้าkôo káaถือเป็นtĕu bpenกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútที่สำคัญtêe săm-kanมากmâak
In business negotiations, observing the trading partner's attitude is a very important strategy.
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ดูท่าทีdoo tâa teeดูท่าทีdoo tâa tee[to] wait and see; [to] observe the situation