ย้าย
move
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- 1 move、move something、relocate、transfer、change location、reschedule
ย้าย is a verb for moving something or someone from one place, position, home, or organization to another. Depending on context, it can mean to move, relocate, transfer, or reschedule.
move、move something、relocate、transfer、change location、reschedule
Used when something or someone changes location, position, residence, affiliation, or scheduled slot from one place to another.
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ฉันจะย้ายบ้านเดือนหน้า chǎn cà yáay bâan dʉan nâa I’m moving house next month. ฉันจะย้ายบ้านเดือนหน้า details
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ร้านย้ายไปแล้ว ráan yáay pay lɛ́ɛw The shop has already moved. ร้านย้ายไปแล้ว details
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ย้ายวันประชุมได้ไหม yáay wan prachum dâay mǎy Can we move the meeting date? ย้ายวันประชุมได้ไหม details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of ย้าย is changing from an original place, position, or affiliation to another one. A common pattern is ย้าย + object + ไป + place for moving something somewhere, and ย้ายไป + place when the subject moves. It appears in everyday phrases such as ย้ายบ้าน for moving house, ย้ายงาน for changing jobs, and ย้ายแผนก for transferring departments. ถูกย้าย is natural when someone is transferred by an organization rather than choosing it themselves.
Usage
Use it for moving furniture or belongings, changing seats or rooms, moving house, a shop relocating, transferring departments or branches at work, changing schools, and moving files or scheduled dates.
Caution
Do not use ย้าย for simply going somewhere, walking, or traveling; ไป, มา, or เดินทาง are usually better. Also, เปลี่ยนเสื้อผ้า means to change clothes, while ย้ายเสื้อผ้า means to move clothes to another place.
Differences from similar words
1 move synonyms
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เคลื่อนย้าย often sounds like physically moving or transporting something and can feel more formal or descriptive. ย้าย is the everyday word and also covers moving house or transferring jobs/schools.
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เปลี่ยน means to change in a broad sense. ย้าย is used specifically when something moves to another place, position, affiliation, or time slot.
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โยกย้าย is common for transfers or reassignment, especially in organizational contexts, and sounds a bit more formal. ย้าย is the basic everyday verb for moving or transferring.