นำทาง(nam taang)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] guide; lead the way
to show or take someone along the correct route to a destination
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ใจดีjai deeใจดีjai deekind; good-naturedช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]นำnamนำnam1[to] lead; guide2[to] bring; take; lead3[to] adopt; apply; useทางเราtaang raoทางเราtaang raowe; our side (formal/business)ไปที่bpai têeไปที่bpai têe[to] go to [somewhere]วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measure
A kind villager helped guide us to the temple.
2VerbB1
[to] navigate; give directions
to plan, follow, or provide a route or directions (often using a GPS or map/app)
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]โทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]นำทางnam taangนำทางnam taang1[to] guide; lead the way2[to] navigate; give directions3[to] guide (figurative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
I used my phone to navigate to my friend's house.
3VerbB2
[to] guide (figurative)
to provide non-physical guidance or steer decisions/progress (e.g., values guiding actions)
Examples
วิสัยทัศน์wí-săi-tátวิสัยทัศน์wí-săi-tátvision (future outlook)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăanผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăan1executive; manager; administrator2the managementเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสิ่งสำคัญsìng săm-kanสิ่งสำคัญsìng săm-kan1important thing; key factor2main point; what matters mostในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การนำทางgaan nam taangการนำทางgaan nam taang1navigation; wayfinding2UI/app navigationให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationก้าวgâaoก้าวgâao1step; stride2[to] step; stride3[to] advance; progress4advance; progress5step (classifier for steps/strides)ไปข้างหน้าbpai kâang nâaไปข้างหน้าbpai kâang nâa1[to] go forward; [to] progress2ahead; forward
The executive's vision is crucial for guiding the company forward.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ชี้ทางchée taangชี้ทางchée taang1[to] point the way2[to] guide [sb]
- [to] point the way
- [to] guide [sb]
ชี้แนะchée náeชี้แนะchée náe1[to] guide; advise; point out (formal)2guidance; advice (formal)
- [to] guide; advise; point out (formal)
- guidance; advice (formal)
บอกทางbòk taangบอกทางbòk taang[to] give directions
[to] give directions
ส่องทางsòng taangส่องทางsòng taang1[to] light the way; illuminate the path2[to] show/pave the way (fig.)3for lighting the way (modifier)
- [to] light the way; illuminate the path
- [to] show/pave the way (fig.)
- for lighting the way (modifier)
ชี้นำchée namชี้นำchée nam1[to] guide; direct2[to] influence; steer (opinion/behavior)3leading; guiding (attributive)
- [to] guide; direct
- [to] influence; steer (opinion/behavior)
- leading; guiding (attributive)
Word Breakdown
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นำทางnam taangนำทางnam taang[to] guide; lead the way