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doo lae

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] take care of; look after

to care for and attend to someone or something to keep them safe, healthy, or in good condition

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่สบายmâi sà-baaiไม่สบายmâi sà-baai1unwell; ill; sick2[to] be unwell; feel ill
A mother takes care of her child when the child is sick.
2NounB1

[to] supervise; be in charge of

to be responsible for supervising or being in charge of a task, area, or group

Examples

พี่pêeพี่pêe1older sibling2older person (informal address)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนดูแลkon doo laeคนดูแลkon doo laecaretaker; caregiver; attendantงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsหน้าร้านnâa ráanหน้าร้านnâa ráan1storefront; front of a shop2physical store; brick-and-mortar outletทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
I am the one in charge of supervising the front-of-house work every day.
3NounB1

[to] maintain; service

to maintain or service equipment, systems, or property so they remain in good order

Examples

ช่างchângช่างchâng1never mind; let it be2how (exclamatory)3artisan; mechanic; technician4crafts-; technical (prefix)5[to] be inclined to; be prone to (do often)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceระบบrá-bòpระบบrá-bòp1system; organized method2arrangement; orderแอร์aeแอร์ae1air conditioner; AC2air conditioning; AC (cool air/system)3flight attendant (colloq.)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)หกhòkหกhòk1six (6)2six (classifier-related form)3[to] spillเดือนdeuuanเดือนdeuuan1the Moon; moon2monthเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateได้ดีdâai deeได้ดีdâai dee1succeed; do well2have a good outcome; turn out well
The technician will service the air-conditioning system every six months to keep it working well.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ควบคุมkûap-kumควบคุมkûap-kum1[to] control; regulate; manage2[to] restrain; keep in check3for control; supervisory (modifier)
  • [to] control; regulate; manage
  • [to] restrain; keep in check
  • for control; supervisory (modifier)
บำรุงรักษาbam-rung rák-săaบำรุงรักษาbam-rung rák-săa1[to] maintain; service; keep up2maintenance
  • [to] maintain; service; keep up
  • maintenance
คุมkumคุมkum1[to] control; oversee; supervise2[to] restrain; keep in check3[to] guard; keep in custody4custody; supervision
  • [to] control; oversee; supervise
  • [to] restrain; keep in check
  • [to] guard; keep in custody
  • custody; supervision
รักษาrák-săaรักษาrák-săa1[to] treat; cure2[to] keep (a promise/law); observe3[to] hold (a position); serve as4[to] guard; look after; protect5[to] preserve; maintain; keep
  • [to] treat; cure
  • [to] keep (a promise/law); observe
  • [to] hold (a position); serve as
  • [to] guard; look after; protect
  • [to] preserve; maintain; keep
ผ่อpòrผ่อpòr1[to] look; watch; see (Northern Thai)2[to] look after; keep an eye on (Northern Thai)
  • [to] look; watch; see (Northern Thai)
  • [to] look after; keep an eye on (Northern Thai)

Word Breakdown

ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seePart 1
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แลlaeแลlae1[to] look; behold (arch., lit.)2and; as well as (arch., lit.)3indeed; apparently (final particle, arch./lit.)4[!] look! (arch. exclamation)Part 2
ดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae[to] take care of; look after