การเกี่ยงงอน(gaan gìang ngon)
Meanings
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coy reluctance; playing hard to get
the act of holding back on purpose, often in a playful or sulky way, while expecting to be coaxed; coyness; playing hard to get.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyชวนchuanชวนchuan1[to] invite; ask [sb] along2[to] urge; persuade; encourage3inviting; tempting (attributive use; not standalone)4tend to; apt to (in compounds; auxiliary use)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 visitด้วยกันdûuai ganด้วยกันdûuai gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellowเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการเกี่ยงงอนgaan gìang ngonการเกี่ยงงอนgaan gìang ngoncoy reluctance; playing hard to getเล็กน้อยlék nóiเล็กน้อยlék nói1minor; slight; trivial2a small amount3a little; slightlyก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore; just before (introducing an earlier action)ตอบตกลงdtòp dtòk longตอบตกลงdtòp dtòk long[to] agree (to [sth]); accept [sth]; say yes (to [sth]); consent (to [sth])
When I invite her to travel together, she usually shows a bit of coyness before finally agreeing.
Word Breakdown
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การเกี่ยงงอนgaan gìang ngonการเกี่ยงงอนgaan gìang ngoncoy reluctance; playing hard to get