ดูดวง
tell someone’s fortune
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- 1 tell someone’s fortune、have one’s fortune told
It refers to telling someone’s fortune or having one’s fortune told, using methods such as astrology, cards, palm reading, or birth information.
tell someone’s fortune、have one’s fortune told
It describes using divination to interpret a person’s fortune or future, either as the fortune-teller or as the person receiving the reading.
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ไปดูดวง pay duu duaŋ go to have one’s fortune told ไปดูดวง details
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ฉันอยากดูดวงเรื่องความรัก chǎn yàak duu duaŋ rʉ̂aŋ khwaam rák I want to have my love life read. ฉันอยากดูดวงเรื่องความรัก details
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หมอดูกำลังดูดวงให้ลูกค้า mɔ̌ɔ duu kamlaŋ duu duaŋ hây lûuk kháa The fortune-teller is reading a customer’s fortune. หมอดูกำลังดูดวงให้ลูกค้า details
Learning notes
Explanation
ดู means “to look,” while ดวง here relates to a person’s fortune or destiny, giving the expression the basic image of “looking at someone’s fortune.” It can be used for many kinds of divination, including astrology, tarot, palm reading, and readings based on birth information. The topic can be introduced with ดูดวงเรื่อง + topic, while ดูดวงให้ + person means to read that person’s fortune. It is a common, neutral expression used in everyday Thai.
Usage
It is commonly used when consulting a fortune-teller about love, work, compatibility, or the future, and when discussing fortune-telling with friends. It also appears frequently in advertisements for in-person and online readings.
Caution
The same verb can describe either giving or receiving a fortune reading. ฉันไปดูดวง normally means “I’m going to have my fortune told,” whereas หมอดูดูดวงให้ฉัน means “The fortune-teller reads my fortune.” It is not normally used for evidence-based predictions or assessments such as weather forecasting or medical diagnosis.
Differences from similar words
1 tell someone’s fortune synonyms
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ดูชะตา also means to examine someone’s fate, but it can sound somewhat more formal. ดูดวง is the more common general expression in everyday conversation and advertisements for fortune-telling services.