ผลัดเปลี่ยน(plàt bplìian)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] take turns; alternate

To do something in succession or by turns, with one person or thing following another.

Examples

พวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideผลัดเปลี่ยนplàt bplìianผลัดเปลี่ยนplàt bplìian1[to] take turns; alternate2[to] rotate; change; replaceกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkล้างจานláang jaanล้างจานláang jaan[to] wash dishes; do the dishesทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
We take turns washing the dishes every day.
2VerbB2

[to] rotate; change; replace

To replace one person or thing with another, often in a cycle or regular sequence (e.g., rotating work shifts, changing tires).

Examples

พนักงานรักษาความปลอดภัยpá-nák-ngaan rák-săa kwaam bplòt paiพนักงานรักษาความปลอดภัยpá-nák-ngaan rák-săa kwaam bplòt paisecurity guardจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ผลัดเปลี่ยนplàt bplìianผลัดเปลี่ยนplàt bplìian1[to] take turns; alternate2[to] rotate; change; replaceเวรยามween yaamเวรยามween yaam1guard duty; watch2on watch; on dutyทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ๆ-แปดbpàetแปดbpàet1eight (number)2eight (quantity)ชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time
The security guards will rotate their shifts every eight hours.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ผลัดกันplàt ganผลัดกันplàt gan[to] take turns

[to] take turns

สลับกันsà-làp ganสลับกันsà-làp gan[to] take turns; [to] alternate (with each other)

[to] take turns; [to] alternate (with each other)

สับเปลี่ยนsàp bplìianสับเปลี่ยนsàp bplìian1[to] swap; interchange2[to] rotate duties; take turns3[to] switch/route (rail/telecom); reroute
  • [to] swap; interchange
  • [to] rotate duties; take turns
  • [to] switch/route (rail/telecom); reroute
จัดเวียนjàt wiianจัดเวียนjàt wiian[to] rotate; arrange on a rota

[to] rotate; arrange on a rota

หมุนเวียนmŭn wiianหมุนเวียนmŭn wiian1[to] circulate; rotate; go in cycles2cyclical; rotating; circulating
  • [to] circulate; rotate; go in cycles
  • cyclical; rotating; circulating

Word Breakdown

ผลัดplàtผลัดplàt1[to] take turns; alternate2shift; rotation (duty/turn)3[to] shed; molt; change (skin/hair/leaves)4[to] postpone; defer5[to] shift (responsibility) onto; pass along6(classifier) batch; round; setPart 1
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เปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchange3[to] change; transfer (clothes/transport/etc.)Part 2
ผลัดเปลี่ยนplàt bplìianผลัดเปลี่ยนplàt bplìian[to] take turns; alternate