guide
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- 1 guide、show the way、navigate
Describes showing the route or direction that someone or something should follow, whether the guidance comes from a person, a map, or a navigation system.
guide、show the way、navigate
To guide someone or something toward a destination by showing or determining the way.
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แอปนี้นำทางไปสนามบินได้ ɛ́p níi nam thaaŋ pay sanǎam bin dâay This app can navigate you to the airport. แอปนี้นำทางไปสนามบินได้ details
Learning notes
Explanation
นำทาง combines นำ, “to lead,” with ทาง, “way” or “direction.” Its central image is guiding someone or something by showing the way forward. The guide may be a person, but it can also be a map app, GPS system, sign, or other navigational aid. Depending on the context, it may correspond to “guide,” “show the way,” or “navigate.” It can also be used figuratively when hope, beliefs, or another influence guides a person’s choices or life.
Usage
Commonly used when a guide or local person leads others to a destination, when someone shows companions the way, or when a GPS or map app provides a route. It may also describe something that figuratively guides a person’s decisions or life.
Caution
For simply telling someone how to get somewhere, บอกทาง is often more natural. นำทาง suggests leading the person or continuously guiding them along a route.
Differences from similar words
1 guide synonyms
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พาไป broadly means to take or accompany someone somewhere and does not necessarily involve showing the route. นำทาง specifically focuses on leading or showing the way.