move house
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- 1 move house、move to a new home
This means to leave your current home and move to a new place of residence. It is the ordinary Thai expression for moving house.
move house、move to a new home
It describes a person or family changing their main place of residence from one home to another.
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ฉันจะย้ายบ้านเดือนหน้า chǎn cà yáay bâan dʉan nâa I'm moving next month. ฉันจะย้ายบ้านเดือนหน้า details
Learning notes
Explanation
The expression combines ย้าย, “to move or relocate,” with บ้าน, “home or house.” The subject is the person or family moving. A destination can be added with ย้ายบ้านไป followed by a place. จะย้ายบ้าน commonly expresses a planned move, ย้ายบ้านแล้ว a completed move, and กำลังย้ายบ้าน a move currently in progress. It is a neutral, everyday expression. When the residential context is already clear, speakers may shorten it to ย้าย.
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing plans, timing, reasons, or destinations for a residential move. You will hear it in everyday updates to friends, housing-related conversations, and notices about a change of address.
Caution
Do not use ย้ายบ้าน for moving only furniture or belongings; use ย้ายของ. For relocating a company or shop, use expressions such as ย้ายบริษัท or ย้ายร้าน. To distinguish moving in from moving out, use ย้ายเข้า and ย้ายออก respectively.
Differences from similar words
1 move house synonyms
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ย้าย is the broader verb “move” or “transfer” and can imply moving home when the context is clear. ย้ายบ้าน specifically states that the move is residential.