เชื่อ
chêuuaMeanings
1VerbA2
to believe [sth/sb]
to accept that something is true or that someone is telling the truth
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditคำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirs
I believe what he says.
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Yesterday I didn't believe the rumor at all.
Will you believe me tomorrow if I have evidence?
แม้máeข้อมูลkôr moonจะjàยังyangไม่mâiครบkrópผมก็pŏm gôrเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaพยานpá-yaanพูดpôotความจริงkwaam jing
Even though the information is incomplete, I believe the witness is telling the truth.
2VerbB1
to trust; have faith in
to have confidence in someone or something; to rely on or have faith in
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ทีมteemทีมteemteam; groupของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2oursว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
I have confidence in our team that we can do this task.
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เขาkăoเชื่อchêuuaพี่สาวpêe săaoเสมอsà-mĕrเพราะpráwพี่pêeคอยkoiช่วยchûuaiและláeให้คำแนะนำhâi kam náe-namดีๆdee dee
He always relies on his older sister because she helps and gives good advice.
พอpɔɔทำตามแผนtam-dtaam-pɛ̌ɛnนี้níiหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángแล้วlɛ́ɛoฉันchǎnเริ่มrə̂əmเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaมันmanพาpaaเราraoไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiได้จริงdâai-jing
After following this plan several times, I’ve begun to have faith that it can truly get us to our goal.
นักลงทุนnák long tunจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakยังyangเชื่อchêuuaผู้จัดการกองทุนpôo jàt gaan gong tunรายนี้raai néeเพราะpráwผลงานpŏn ngaanระยะยาวrá-yá yaaoทำให้tam hâiพวกเขาpûuak kăoวางใจได้waang jai dâi
Many investors still have confidence in this fund manager because long-term performance makes them trust him.
3VerbB1
to believe in (religion/ideology)
to have faith in or adhere to a religion, doctrine, or belief system
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năaพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năaBuddhismและláeและláeand (coordinating)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันพระwan práวันพระwan práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)
Grandmother believes in Buddhism and goes to the temple on every Buddhist holy day.
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ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaนี้néeเชื่อchêuuaในnaiคำสอนkam sŏnเรื่องrêuuangการทำความดีgaan tam kwaam deeและláeการแบ่งปันgaan bàeng bpan
This family believes in the teachings about doing good and sharing.
เขาkăoเชื่อchêuuaแนวทางปฏิบัติnaeo taang bpà-dtì-bàtของkŏngนิกายní-gaaiนี้néeและláeรักษาศีลràk-săa sĭinอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang krêng-krát
He follows the doctrine of this sect and strictly keeps the precepts.
แม้máeย้ายไปyáai bpaiต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtเธอterยังคงyang kongเชื่อchêuuaหลักธรรมlàk tamเดิมdermและláeปฏิบัติตามbpà-dtì-bàt dtaamพิธีกรรมpí-tee gamประจำปีbprà-jam bpee
Even after moving abroad, she continues to believe in the same principles and observe the annual rituals.
4VerbB1
[to] heed; obey [sb]
To do what someone tells or advises you to do.
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเข้านอนkâo nonเข้านอนkâo non[to] go to bedแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)หัวค่ำhŭua kâmหัวค่ำhŭua kâm1early evening2in the early evening3early-evening
Yesterday I listened to my mom and went to bed early.
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ถ้าtâaเธอterเชื่อchêuuaหมอmŏrและláeกินยาgin yaaตรงเวลาdtrong way-laaอาการaa-gaanก็gâwน่าจะnâa jàดีขึ้นdee kêun
If you follow the doctor's advice and take your medicine on time, you should get better.
ตอนแรกdton râekเขาkăoไม่mâiยอมyomใส่sàiหมวกกันน็อกmùuak gan nókแต่dtàeสุดท้ายsùt táaiก็gâwเชื่อchêuuaพี่pêeแล้วláeoใส่sàiก่อนgònขี่kèeรถrótออกไปòk bpai
At first he refused to wear a helmet, but eventually he listened to his older sibling and put it on before riding off.
แม้máeจะjàไม่เห็นด้วยmâi hĕn dûuaiกับgàpวิธีwí-teeของkŏngหัวหน้าhŭua nâaเธอterก็gâwยอมyomเชื่อchêuuaเขาkăoและláeปรับbpràpแผนpăenตามที่dtaam têeเขาkăoแนะนำnáe-namเพื่อให้pêuua hâiโครงการkrohng gaanเดินหน้าdern nâaต่อdtòได้dâi
Although she disagreed with her boss's approach, she followed his advice and adjusted the plan so the project could move forward.
5AdverbB2
on credit
With payment left until later rather than made when something is bought.
Examples
ร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfเชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เฉพาะchà-pórเฉพาะchà-pór1exclusive (to); restricted (to)2specific; particular3exclusively; onlyลูกค้าประจำlôok káa bprà-jamลูกค้าประจำlôok káa bprà-jamregular customerแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterเก็บเงินgèp ngernเก็บเงินgèp ngern1[to] save money; put money aside2[to] collect payment; charge [sb]ตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodสิ้นเดือนsîn deuuanสิ้นเดือนsîn deuuan1end of the month; month-end2at the end of the month
This shop sells on credit only to regular customers and collects payment at the end of the month.
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เจ้าของร้านjâo kŏng ráanเลิกlêrkขายkăaiเชื่อchêuuaให้hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaที่têeค้างชำระkáang cham-ráหลายlăaiเดือนdeuuanเพราะpráwต้องdtôngเก็บเงินgèp ngernไว้wáiจ่ายjàaiค่าสินค้าkâa sĭn-káaรอบrôpใหม่mài
The shop owner stopped selling on credit to customers whose payments were several months overdue because the money was needed to pay for new stock.
แม้máeการขายgaan kăaiเชื่อchêuuaจะjàช่วยให้chûuai hâiร้านráanมีmeeลูกค้าlûuk-káaมากขึ้นmâak kêunแต่dtàeถ้าtâaเก็บเงินgèp ngernไม่ได้mâi dâaiตามกำหนดtām-gam-nòtร้านráanก็gâwอาจàatไม่มีmâi meeเงินngernหมุนเวียนmŭn wiianพอpor
Although selling on credit can attract more customers, the shop may not have enough working capital if payments are not collected on time.