กลับลำ

glàp lam

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] reverse a decision; [to] change one's mind

to change one's mind completely; to reverse a previous decision or stance.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไปแล้วbpai láewไปแล้วbpai láew1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)สุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerกลับลำglàp lamกลับลำglàp lam1[to] reverse a decision; [to] change one's mind2[to] turn a boat around; [to] reverse course (boat/plane)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ไปด้วยกันbpai dûuai ganไปด้วยกันbpai dûuai gan1[to] go together; accompany2[to] match; be compatible3[to] go hand in hand; co-occur
He said he wasn't going anymore, but in the end, he changed his mind and went with us.
2VerbB2

[to] turn a boat around; [to] reverse course (boat/plane)

to turn a boat around; to make a plane turn back in the opposite direction; to reverse course in water or air. Not typically used for cars.

Examples

เรือหางยาวreuua hăang yaaoเรือหางยาวreuua hăang yaaolong-tail boatต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightกลับลำglàp lamกลับลำglàp lam1[to] reverse a decision; [to] change one's mind2[to] turn a boat around; [to] reverse course (boat/plane)กลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-แม่น้ำmâe námแม่น้ำmâe námriverเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] take; catch (transport)7[to] host; welcome8[to] withstand; bearผู้โดยสารpôo dohy-săanผู้โดยสารpôo dohy-săanpassenger; riderอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)ฝั่งfàngฝั่งfàng1shore; bank2side
The long-tail boat had to turn around in the middle of the river to pick up passengers on the other side.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in returnPart 1
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ลำlamลำlam1classifier: beams/rays of light; laser2shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)3beam; ray (of light)4channel; pipeline (figurative/technical)5classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instrumentsPart 2
กลับลำglàp lamกลับลำglàp lam[to] reverse a decision; [to] change one's mind