เผื่อไว้(pèuua wái)
Meanings
1AdverbB1
just in case; as a precaution
used to show you do something to be safe or for a possible need later; just in case.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleเผื่อไว้pèuua wáiเผื่อไว้pèuua wáijust in case; as a precautionดื่มdèumดื่มdèum1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholตอนบ่ายdton bàaiตอนบ่ายdton bàai1afternoon2in the afternoon
I bought two bottles of water, just in case I want to drink one in the afternoon.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เผื่อเหลือเผื่อขาดpèuua lĕuua pèuua kàatเผื่อเหลือเผื่อขาดpèuua lĕuua pèuua kàatjust in case; to be on the safe side
just in case; to be on the safe side
กันเหนียวgan nĭiaoกันเหนียวgan nĭiaoas extra protection; just in case; for luck
as extra protection; just in case; for luck
สำรองไว้săm-rong wáiสำรองไว้săm-rong wái1[to] set aside; [to] keep in reserve2[to] back up [data]
- [to] set aside; [to] keep in reserve
- [to] back up [data]
กันไว้gan wáiกันไว้gan wái1[to] set aside [sth]; [to] reserve [sth]2[to] prevent [sth]; [to] ward off [sth]
- [to] set aside [sth]; [to] reserve [sth]
- [to] prevent [sth]; [to] ward off [sth]
เพื่อความชัวร์pêuua kwaam chuaเพื่อความชัวร์pêuua kwaam chuato be sure; just in case
to be sure; just in case
Word Breakdown
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เผื่อไว้pèuua wáiเผื่อไว้pèuua wáijust in case; as a precaution