หันไป(hăn bpai)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] turn (physically) toward another direction
to rotate or move one’s head or body to face another direction, often away from the current focus or speaker
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหันไปhăn bpaiหันไปhăn bpai1[to] turn (physically) toward another direction2[to] turn to; switch to; shift toward (fig.)มองmongมองmong1[to] watch; observe2[to] view; regard; consider3[to] look atที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotหน้าต่างnâa dtàangหน้าต่างnâa dtàang1window2window (computing)
He turned to look at the window.
2VerbB1
[to] turn to; switch to; shift toward (fig.)
to change to another option, method, or target; to switch focus
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)หันไปhăn bpaiหันไปhăn bpai1[to] turn (physically) toward another direction2[to] turn to; switch to; shift toward (fig.)เล่นเกมlên gemเล่นเกมlên gem[to] play gamesในบ้านnai bâanในบ้านnai bâan1indoors; inside the house2domestic; at-home (modifier)แทนtaenแทนtaen1[to] replace; substitute for2instead; rather3in place of; on behalf of
When it started raining, we switched to playing games indoors instead.
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หันไปhăn bpaiหันไปhăn bpai[to] turn (physically) toward another direction