การไถ(gaan tăi)

Meanings

1NounB1

plowing; tillage

The act of turning over soil with a plow, typically to prepare land for planting crops.

Examples

ชาวนาchaao naaชาวนาchaao naarice farmerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toการไถgaan tăiการไถgaan tăi1plowing; tillage2scrolling (on a screen)3cadging; extorting money/itemsนาnaaนาnaa1paddy field; rice field2classifier: rice fields; paddy fieldsเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeแรกrâekแรกrâek1first; earliest; initial2at first; initially3classifier: first time/round/periodมาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)3[to] come to (someone’s turn/time)
The farmers begin plowing the fields when the first rain arrives.
2NounB2

scrolling (on a screen)

(Colloquial) The action of moving through content on a digital screen, such as a phone or computer, by swiping or dragging one's finger or a cursor.

Examples

การไถgaan tăiการไถgaan tăi1plowing; tillage2scrolling (on a screen)3cadging; extorting money/itemsฟีดfèetฟีดfèet1feed (content stream)2[to] feed (supply content/data to [sth])3live feed; live broadcastโซเชียลมีเดียsoh-chîian mee-dîiaโซเชียลมีเดียsoh-chîian mee-dîia1social media (platforms/apps)2social‑media; relating to social mediaไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuaiไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuai1[to] keep going; continue steadily2casually; without a fixed plan3so-so; just getting by (colloquial)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)นอนดึกnon dèukนอนดึกnon dèuk[to] go to bed late; [to] stay up lateทุกคืนtúk keunทุกคืนtúk keunevery night
Endlessly scrolling through social media feeds makes me stay up late every night.
3NounB2

cadging; extorting money/items

(Informal) The act of persistently asking for or pressuring someone to give money or items; can imply petty extortion.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เบื่อbèuuaเบื่อbèuua1bored; fed up2[to] be bored with; be tired of3nauseated; queasy (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)การไถgaan tăiการไถgaan tăi1plowing; tillage2scrolling (on a screen)3cadging; extorting money/itemsเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเต็มทนdtem tonเต็มทนdtem ton1extremely; to the utmost2at most; no more thanแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)คืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4per (night) [prefix use]เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
I'm so sick of him mooching money; he never intends to pay it back.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterPart 1
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ไถtăiไถtăi1plow; plough2[to] plow; [to] till3[to] redeem (pawned item)4[to] shave (very close); [to] clip5[to] scroll/swipe through (slang)Part 2
การไถgaan tăiการไถgaan tăiplowing; tillage