เฝ้า(fâo)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] watch over; guard; keep; monitor

to stay with and look after someone or something to protect or monitor it; to keep watch

Examples

ยามyaamยามyaam1time; period; at the time of (formal/lit.)2guard; watchman3watch duty; guard shift4quarter of the night (traditional)เฝ้าfâoเฝ้าfâo1[to] watch over; guard; keep; monitor2[to] attend; sit by; keep vigil3[to] await; watch for4keep (doing); continuallyประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goalsทั้งคืนtáng keunทั้งคืนtáng keun1all night; the whole night2the entire night
The guard watches the gate all night.
2VerbB1

[to] attend; sit by; keep vigil

to remain by someone’s side for care or concern, especially when they are ill or during the night

Examples

เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เฝ้าfâoเฝ้าfâo1[to] watch over; guard; keep; monitor2[to] attend; sit by; keep vigil3[to] await; watch for4keep (doing); continuallyแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotโรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baanhospitalจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเช้าcháaoเช้าcháao1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morning
Last night I stayed by my mother's side at the hospital until morning.
3VerbB1

keep (doing); continually

Placed before a verb to indicate continuous, repeated, or persistent action.

4VerbB2

[to] await; watch for

to stay and wait attentively for something to happen or for someone to arrive

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยืนyeunยืนyeun1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)เฝ้าfâoเฝ้าfâo1[to] watch over; guard; keep; monitor2[to] attend; sit by; keep vigil3[to] await; watch for4keep (doing); continuallyหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowกลับมาglàp maaกลับมาglàp maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be back
He stood waiting in front of the house, waiting for his friend to return.

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