ทดแทน
tót taenMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] replace; substitute
to take the place of something or someone; to use one thing instead of another
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offข้าวกล่องkâao glòngข้าวกล่องkâao glòngboxed meal; packed lunchมาทานmaa taanมาทานmaa taan[to] come [to] eat; come have a mealทดแทนtót taenทดแทนtót taen1[to] replace; substitute2[to] repay kindness; return a favor3[to] compensate; make amends4in return; as compensationการนั่งgaan nângการนั่งgaan nângsitting; the act of sittingกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stall
The shop is closed today, so we bought takeaway boxes to eat instead of dining in.
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ครูkruuใช้cháiสื่อดิจิทัลsèu dí-jì-tanทดแทนtót taenหนังสือเรียนnăng-sĕu riianบางbaangบทbòtเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเด็กๆdèk dèkเข้าใจง่ายkâo jai ngâaiขึ้นkêun
The teacher used digital media in place of some textbook chapters to make it easier for the kids to understand.
ช่วงchûuangน้ำตาลnáam dtaanขึ้นราคาkêun raa-kaaฉันchănเลยloieใช้cháiหญ้าyâaหวานwăanทดแทนtót taenน้ำตาลnáam dtaanในnaiกาแฟgaa-fae
When sugar prices went up, I used stevia instead of sugar in my coffee.
การทำงานgaan tam ngaanทางไกลtaang glaiไม่อาจmâi àatทดแทนtót taenการพบปะgaan póp bpàกันganต่อหน้าdtò nâaได้dâiทั้งหมดtáng mòtแต่dtàeช่วยchûuaiลดlótการเดินทางgaan dern taangได้dâiมากmâak
Remote work cannot fully take the place of face-to-face meetings, but it greatly reduces commuting.
2VerbB1
[to] repay kindness; return a favor
To do something good for someone in return for help or kindness they have given you.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; keep in good conditionแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทดแทนtót taenทดแทนtót taen1[to] replace; substitute2[to] repay kindness; return a favor3[to] compensate; make amends4in return; as compensationบุญคุณbun kunบุญคุณbun kundebt of gratitude; benefaction
I will take care of my mother to repay her kindness.
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ครูkruuเคยkoeiให้โอกาสhâi oh-gàatฉันchănเรียนต่อriian dtòrฉันchănจึงjeungกลับมาglàp maaช่วยงานchûuai ngaanโรงเรียนrong rianเพื่อpêuuaทดแทนtót taenบุญคุณbun kunท่านtâan
My teacher once gave me the opportunity to continue my education, so I came back to help at the school to repay their kindness.
พี่pêeช่วยchûuaiส่งsòngฉันchănเรียนriianจนjonจบjòpฉันchănเลยloieอยากyàakทดแทนtót taenบุญคุณbun kunด้วยdûuayการช่วยgaan chûuaiดูแลdoo laeลูกlôokของkŏngพี่pêe
My older sibling supported me through school, so I want to repay their kindness by helping look after their child.
แม้máeจะjàยุ่งyûngกับgàpงานngaanเพียงใดpiiang daiเขาkăoก็gâwกลับไปglàp bpaiดูแลdoo laeป้าbpâaทุกtúkสัปดาห์sàp-daaเพื่อpêuuaทดแทนtót taenบุญคุณbun kunที่têeป้าbpâaเคยkoeiเลี้ยงดูlíiang dooเขาkăoมาmaaตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเด็กdèk
No matter how busy he is with work, he goes back every week to care for his aunt and repay her kindness for raising him from childhood.
3VerbB2
[to] compensate; make amends
to give or do something to offset a loss, damage, or effort; to make up for
Examples
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationจ่ายเงินjàai ngernจ่ายเงินjàai ngern1[to] pay2[to] disburse; pay outทดแทนtót taenทดแทนtót taen1[to] replace; substitute2[to] repay kindness; return a favor3[to] compensate; make amends4in return; as compensationให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)ความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăaiความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăai1damage; harm; injury2losses (esp. monetary/quantified)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmการขนส่งgaan kŏn sòngการขนส่งgaan kŏn sòng1transportation; transport2transport system/industry
The company paid compensation to customers who suffered losses from shipping.
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เขาkăoซื้อséuของขวัญkŏng kwănให้hâiแม่mâeเพื่อpêuuaทดแทนtót taenที่têeทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkและláeไม่มีmâi meeเวลาway-laaอยู่yòoบ้านbâan
He bought a gift for his mother to make up for working hard and not having time at home.
ครูkruuให้hâiทำtamรายงานraai-ngaanเพิ่มเติมpêrm dtermเพื่อpêuuaทดแทนtót taenคะแนนká-naenที่têeขาดkàatจากjàakการขาดgaan kàatสอบsòp
The teacher assigned an extra report to make up for the points lost from missing the exam.
หน่วยงานnùuay ngaanเสนอsà-nĕrปลูกป่าชายเลนbplòok bpàa chaai laynเพื่อpêuuaทดแทนtót taenความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăaiต่อdtòระบบนิเวศrá-bòp ní-wêtจากjàakโครงการก่อสร้างkroong gaan gò sâang
The agency proposed planting mangroves to compensate for the ecological damage from the construction project.
4AdverbB2
in return; as compensation
used adverbially to indicate doing something in exchange or to offset something
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdเลยไปloei bpaiเลยไปloei bpai[to] go past; [to] overshootตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ใกล้บ้านglâi bâanใกล้บ้านglâi bâannear (one's) home; nearby homeแทนtaenแทนtaen1instead; rather2[to] replace; substitute for3in place of; on behalf ofทดแทนtót taenทดแทนtót taen1[to] replace; substitute2[to] repay kindness; return a favor3[to] compensate; make amends4in return; as compensation
The shop is closed today, so I went to the nearby market instead.
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I missed the appointment with my friend, so I brought snacks to make up for it.
เครื่องปรับอากาศkrêuuang bpràp aa-gàatเสียsĭiaเราraoเลยloieเปิดbpèrtพัดลมpát lomสองsŏngตัวdtuuaทดแทนtót taen
The air conditioner broke, so we used two fans instead.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtตัดงบdtàt ngópอบรมòp-romจึงjeungจัดเวิร์กชอปออนไลน์jàt wéerk-chôp on-laaiทดแทนtót taen
The company cut the training budget, so it held online workshops instead.
Word Breakdown
ทดtótทดtót1[to] compensate; make up for2[to] dam; raise the water level3[to] carry (a digit in arithmetic)[to] compensate; make up forPart 1
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แทนtɛɛnแทนtɛɛn1instead; rather2[to] replace; substitute for3in place of; on behalf ofinstead; ratherPart 2
ทดแทนtót taenทดแทนtót taen[to] replace; substitute[to] replace; substituteWord