กลับไปกลับมา(glàp bpai glàp maa)
Meanings
1AdverbB1
back and forth
in a way that involves moving repeatedly from one place to another and back again.
Examples
พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightขับรถkàp rótขับรถkàp rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)กลับไปกลับมาglàp bpai glàp maaกลับไปกลับมาglàp bpai glàp maa1back and forth2inconsistently; indecisivelyระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanworkplace; officeทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
Dad has to drive back and forth between home and the office every day.
2AdverbB2
inconsistently; indecisively
in a way that changes repeatedly, especially regarding a decision, opinion, or statement; inconsistently.
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutกลับไปกลับมาglàp bpai glàp maaกลับไปกลับมาglàp bpai glàp maa1back and forth2inconsistently; indecisivelyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beachหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)ภูเขาpoo kăoภูเขาpoo kăo1mountain2range; mountain rangeดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bileทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personสับสนsàp-sŏnสับสนsàp-sŏn1confused; chaotic2[to] confuse; mix up
She keeps going back and forth on whether to go to the sea or the mountains, which confuses others.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ไปๆ มาๆbpai bpai maa maaไปๆ มาๆbpai bpai maa maa1back and forth; coming and going2eventually; in the end
- back and forth; coming and going
- eventually; in the end
เปลี่ยนไปเปลี่ยนมาbplìian bpai bplìian maaเปลี่ยนไปเปลี่ยนมาbplìian bpai bplìian maa1[to] keep changing; flip-flop; vacillate2changeable; inconsistent; fickle3in a changeable/flip-flopping way
- [to] keep changing; flip-flop; vacillate
- changeable; inconsistent; fickle
- in a changeable/flip-flopping way
ไม่คงเส้นคงวาmâi kong sên kong waaไม่คงเส้นคงวาmâi kong sên kong waainconsistent; erratic
inconsistent; erratic
โลเลloh-layโลเลloh-lay1indecisive; fickle2[to] waver; be indecisive
- indecisive; fickle
- [to] waver; be indecisive
Word Breakdown
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กลับไปกลับมาglàp bpai glàp maaกลับไปกลับมาglàp bpai glàp maaback and forth