การกะ

gaan gà

Meanings

1NounB2

rough estimate; approximation; guess

The act of roughly estimating [sth], such as size, amount, distance, or time, without exact information or measurement.

Examples

แม่ครัวmâe kruuaแม่ครัวmâe kruuafemale cook; woman who cooksคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ทำอาหารtam aa-hăanทำอาหารtam aa-hăan[to] cook; prepare foodอร่อยà-ròiอร่อยà-ròi1delicious; tasty2taste goodมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughใช้การchái gaanใช้การchái gaan1[to] be usable; function2[to] be effective; be applicableกะgàกะgà1estimate; guess2ration; allotted portion; quota3informal particle (colloquial contraction)4approximately; about5work shift6cowrie shell (archaic)ปริมาณbpà-rí-maanปริมาณbpà-rí-maan1quantity; amount2volume (measure)เครื่องปรุงkrêuuang bprungเครื่องปรุงkrêuuang bprung1seasonings; condiments2condiment setไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3[!] don't; no needตวงdtuuangตวงdtuuang1[to] measure (by volume)2traditional volume unit (t(u)ang)3classifier: measured portions by volumeเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
That cook makes very delicious food by estimating the amount of ingredients, without needing to measure at all.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterPart 1
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กะgàกะgà1estimate; guess2ration; allotted portion; quota3informal particle (colloquial contraction)4approximately; about5work shift6cowrie shell (archaic)Part 2
การกะgaan gàการกะgaan gàrough estimate; approximation; guess