มีตา(mee dtaa)

Meanings

1VerbA1

[to] have eyes

to possess eyes; to have the organ of sight

Examples

เด็กทารกdèk taa-rókเด็กทารกdèk taa-rókinfant; babyมีตาmee dtaaมีตาmee dtaa1[to] have eyes2[to] be discerning; have an eye (for)3be perceptive; not easily fooledสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondข้างkâangข้างkâang1beside; next to; by2side; lateral (modifier)3side; flank4side; party (in a dispute or game)
A baby has two eyes.
2VerbB2

[to] be discerning; have an eye (for)

to be observant or discerning; to judge quality well (e.g., มีตาในเรื่องศิลปะ)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีตาmee dtaaมีตาmee dtaa1[to] have eyes2[to] be discerning; have an eye (for)3be perceptive; not easily fooledในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)เรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanwork matters; businessฝีมือfĕe meuฝีมือfĕe meu1skill; craftsmanship; workmanship2workmanship; handiwork3culprit’s handiwork (fig.)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)รู้ทันróo tanรู้ทันróo tan1[to] see through; catch on (not be fooled)2[to] notice in time (mindfulness)3[to] anticipate; keep abreast/stay ahead ofทีteeทีtee1turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shot2time; occasion; instance3[!] hey; you there (brusque/colloquial)4classifier: times; hits; strokes; attemptsว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอันไหนan năiอันไหนan năi1which one? (things)2whichever (one); any thatทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveประณีตbprà-nêetประณีตbprà-nêet1meticulous; exquisite; refined2carefully; meticulously
He has an eye for craftsmanship; he can immediately tell which piece is finely made.
3VerbB2

be perceptive; not easily fooled

to be aware or alert to the truth of a situation; able to see through deception (often in negated/admonitory phrases)

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offหลงlŏngหลงlŏng1[to] be lost; lose one’s way2[to] be infatuated; besotted3[to] be mistaken; deludedคำโฆษณาkam kôht-sà-naaคำโฆษณาkam kôht-sà-naaadvertising copy; ad wordingเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)มีตาmee dtaaมีตาmee dtaa1[to] have eyes2[to] be discerning; have an eye (for)3be perceptive; not easily fooledก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเห็นว่าhĕn wâaเห็นว่าhĕn wâa[to] think that; [to] be of the opinion thatเกินจริงgern jingเกินจริงgern jing1exaggerated; unrealistic2overstated; higher than the actual amount/value3unrealistically (after verbs)
Don’t be swayed by the advertisement; if you’re aware, you can see it’s exaggerated.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoPart 1
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ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)5[to] stare; [to] gaze6turn (in a game)Part 2
มีตาmee dtaaมีตาmee dtaa[to] have eyes