เปลี่ยนเสื้อผ้า
change clothes
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This everyday expression means to take off the clothes currently being worn and put on different ones. It can also describe changing someone else's clothes when used with ให้ and a person.
change clothes、change someone's clothes
It describes changing into different clothes, or changing another person's clothes when the person is introduced with ให้.
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แม่กำลังเปลี่ยนเสื้อผ้าให้ลูก mɛ̂ɛ kamlaŋ plìan sʉ̂a phâa hây lûuk The mother is changing her child's clothes. แม่กำลังเปลี่ยนเสื้อผ้าให้ลูก details
Learning notes
Explanation
The expression combines เปลี่ยน, “to change or replace,” with เสื้อผ้า, “clothes.” When the subject is the person changing, it simply means “to change clothes.” Adding ให้ followed by a person can indicate changing that person's clothes for them. For example, เปลี่ยนเสื้อผ้าให้ลูก means “to change the child's clothes.” It is a neutral, common expression used in everyday speech.
Usage
It is commonly used when changing into comfortable clothes after getting home, getting dressed for work or an outing, changing before or after exercise, or replacing wet or sweaty clothes. It is also used when a parent or caregiver changes a child or patient's clothes.
Caution
When only one garment is being changed, it is clearer to name it directly, as in เปลี่ยนเสื้อ “change one's shirt/top” or เปลี่ยนกางเกง “change one's pants.” This expression normally refers to physically changing clothes, not generally changing one's fashion style.
Differences from similar words
1 change clothes synonyms
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เปลี่ยนชุด often focuses on switching from one outfit, uniform, or costume to another. เปลี่ยนเสื้อผ้า is the more general expression for the act of changing one's clothes.