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I noticed a long time ago that Thais use the expression "take care" a lot in English and I just realised today that I don't know how to say it in Thai. I was also wondering how many expressions it translates to in Thai.

Times when I've heard it being used include:

Take care my family

Take care yourself

Take care her business

Take care home

Take care baby

and hundreds more that I can't think of right now

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Ok i just typed Take Care into www.thai2english.com and it came up with this:

ดูแล

#    doo lae  look after ; take care ; tend

รักษ์

#    rák  take care of ; keep ; watch over ; tend ; look after

# cure ; remedy ; heal ; treat (illness)

# beware of ; be careful

# protect ; guard ; defend

อนุบาล

#    a-nòo-baan  take care of ; rear ; nourish ; look after ; tend

# curator ;

# kindergarten ;

คุม

#    koom  take care ; watch over ; oversee ; take charge of ; control ; guard ; protect ; supervise

อนุรักษ์

#    a-nòo rák  conserve ; preserve ; protect ; take care of ; guard

เลี้ยงดู

#    líang-doo  look after somebody/somet ; provide for ; bring up ; rear ; raise ; take care of

# foster ; bring up ; cherish ; look after ; nurture ; raise ; provide for

# support ; provide for somebody/something

# give someone a treat ; feed

# give a feast ; give a banquet ; entertain with food (and escorts) ; treat

# support ; look after ; take care of ; sustain

ระมัดระวัง

#    rá-mát-rá-wang  be careful ; be cautious ; take precaution ; take care

# carefully ; cautiously

ปรนนิบัติ

#    bpron-ní-bàt  look after ; take care ; minister ; serve ; wait on ; tend

รักษาตัว

#    rák-săa dtua  be treated ; be nursed

# take care of oneself ; care for oneself

ช่วยดูแล

#    chûay doo lae  take care of ; look after

เฝ้าไข้

#    fâo kâi  keep vigil over a sick ; nurse ; look after

# keep vigil over a sick ; nurse ; look after ; take care of

อภิบาล

#    a-pì-baan  take care of ; guard ; protect ; look after

ดูแลรักษา

#    doo lae rák-săa  look after ; take care ; tend

ตัวใครตัวมัน

#    dtua krai dtua man  each makes one's getaway ; each shows a clean pair of heels ; take care only oneself not anyone else

อารักขา

#    aa-rák-kăa  protect ; guard ; take care

# protection ; guard

เฝ้าบ้าน

#    fâo bâan  watch over the house ; take care of the house

ฟูมฟัก

#    foom fák  bring up ; nurture ; take care ; raise

ระแวดระวัง

#    rá-wâet-rá-wang  take care of ; be on guard ; be on the watch ; watch over

ปกเกล้า

#    bpòk glâo  protect ; tend ; take care of ; cover the head

เฝ้าดูแล

#    fâo doo lae  look after ; take care of ; watch over ; keep an eye on

ดูแลเอาใจใส่

#    doo lae ao jai sài  take care of ; look after ; nurture ; raise ; sustain ; bring up ; foster

ครองตัว

#    krong dtua  take care of oneself ; conduct oneself

อุ้มชู

#    oom choo  take care of ; cherish ; support

ฟูมเลี้ยง

#    foom-líang  take care of ; bring up ; raise

ฝากไข้

#    fàak kâi  entrust oneself to the ca ; let the other take care during sickness ;

Any ideas which are the most common and some examples of their use?

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I only hear them use it in the context of looking after someone i.e. showing them round and being their 'Peuan'.

Bit like big daddy Mr_Happy does with us. :o

Going from the English into Thai - all the above are used - just depends on the context.

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ดูแล dulae would be the most approximate, though the Thai 'take care' is probably more temporary in duration. Chuay dulae is to help look after

รักษ์ -usually raksaa - is ok, but more intensive taking care such as someone who is ill.

Those are the 2 main ones, though I'd use 'tek care' when it means to temporarily look after, as it is pretty much acceptable Thai now.

อนุบาล I have only really heard used with little kids

คุม khum - more in the sense of to hug

"How do you say 'I don't care' in Thai". She said "Mai care"
:o
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Usually, you'll see:

ฝากเนื้อฝากตัวด้วย: I leave myself in your care (when meeting someone for the first time, but you'll be with them for some time)

ฝากดูแลด้วย: I leave (something/someone) in your care

ฝากไว้ก่อนเถอะ: I'll get revenge later

I think it's pretty common in Asian culture.

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QUOTE(RDN @ 2005-03-09 15:51:41)

I asked my g/f a long time ago "How do you say 'I don't care' in Thai". She said "Mai care"  blink.gif  huh.gif  wacko.gif  sad.gif

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Yes, that is used a lot. Another way to express it is "mai son". "son" as in the first syllable in "sonjai" - interested.

Is there a difference between mai son and mai sonjai i remember asking my ex gf how to say i don't care and she said mai sonjai however my old Thai teacher said that this was quite rude. I wanted to know for school because kids would always come up to me when i was trying to teach and say something like teacher he's nicked my pencil or she hit me etc. and I wanted to say I don't care go hassle someone else. My Thai teacher said that mai sonjai would be more like I'm not interested and that I shouldn't say that incase it got back to the parents.

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mai son / mai son jai = not interested. Which is pretty abrupt in English too.

In the cases you mentioned a gentle mai pen rai, or jai yen yen would be best - more of a 'take it easy' than stop hassling me.

To make it rude - tammai maa guan dteen (why are you hassling my hooves!)

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