ใช้เวลา(chái way-laa)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]

to use a period of time for an activity or with someone.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ใช้เวลาchái way-laaใช้เวลาchái way-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu[to] read; [to] studyทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
I spend time reading books every day.
2VerbB1

[to] take (a certain amount of) time

to require a certain amount of time to be completed or to happen.

Examples

การเดินทางgaan dern taangการเดินทางgaan dern taang1travel; traveling (in general)2a trip; a journeyจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanworkplace; officeใช้เวลาchái way-laaใช้เวลาchái way-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time
The journey from home to work takes one hour.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]Part 1
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เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]Part 2
ใช้เวลาchái way-laaใช้เวลาchái way-laa[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]