กินฝรั่ง(gin fà-ràng)
Meanings
1VerbA1
[to] eat guava
to eat guava (fruit; ฝรั่งฝรั่งfà-ràng1guava2Westerner; foreigner (European/descent) in Thai)
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินฝรั่งgin fà-ràngกินฝรั่งgin fà-ràng1[to] eat guava2[to] eat Western food3[to] date/be romantically involved with a Westerner (informal)
I like to eat guava.
2VerbB2
[to] eat Western food
to eat food of Western origin; to have Western cuisine
Examples
เบื่อbèuuaเบื่อbèuua1bored; fed up2[to] be bored with; be tired of3nauseated; queasy (colloq.)อาหารไทยaa-hăan taiอาหารไทยaa-hăan tai1Thai cuisine2a Thai dish/mealแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)กินฝรั่งgin fà-ràngกินฝรั่งgin fà-ràng1[to] eat guava2[to] eat Western food3[to] date/be romantically involved with a Westerner (informal)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkดีกว่าdee gwàaดีกว่าdee gwàa1better; preferable (comparative of 'ดี')2had better; would rather (suggestion/decision)
I'm bored of Thai food. Let's go eat Western food today.
3VerbC1
[to] date/be romantically involved with a Westerner (informal)
informal: to date or be romantically involved with a Western person (ฝรั่งฝรั่งfà-ràng1guava2Westerner; foreigner (European/descent))
Examples
เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toกินฝรั่งgin fà-ràngกินฝรั่งgin fà-ràng1[to] eat guava2[to] eat Western food3[to] date/be romantically involved with a Westerner (informal)ชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเปิดกว้างbpèrt gwâangเปิดกว้างbpèrt gwâang1open; inclusive; receptive2[to] open wide; be wide open3liberalized; accessibleขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearเยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2very; a lot (informal intensifier)3excessive; too muchเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
My friend said that since she started dating a Westerner, her life has opened up a lot.
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Word Breakdown
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กินฝรั่งgin fà-ràngกินฝรั่งgin fà-ràng[to] eat guava