เล่นแทน(lên taen)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] substitute for [sb]; [to] stand in for [sb]; [to] fill in for [sb]

to play, act, or perform in place of another person, such as a substitute in a game or a stand-in for an actor.

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเพื่อนเล่นpêuuan lênเพื่อนเล่นpêuuan lênplaymateแทนtaenแทนtaen1[to] replace; substitute for2instead; rather3in place of; on behalf of
He didn't come today, so I had to have a friend play in his place.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)Part 1
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แทนtaenแทนtaen1[to] replace; substitute for2instead; rather3in place of; on behalf ofPart 2
เล่นแทนlên taenเล่นแทนlên taen[to] substitute for [sb]; [to] stand in for [sb]; [to] fill in for [sb]