ขวาก(kwàak)
Meanings
1NounB2
spike; caltrop
A sharp spike, peg, or caltrop (often made of bamboo or wood) placed on the ground as a trap or obstacle
Examples
สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ขวากkwàakขวากkwàak1spike; caltrop2obstacle; impedimentไม้ไผ่máai pàiไม้ไผ่máai pài1bamboo (plant)2bamboo (material)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดักdàkดักdàk1[to] intercept; cut off (someone’s path or message)2[to] head off; preempt [sb]/[sth] (colloquial)3[to] set a trap; ambush; lie in waitสัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3jungle (tropical forest)4wild; uncultivated (of land)
In the past, villagers used bamboo spikes to trap animals in the forest.
2NounB2
obstacle; impediment
A problem, difficulty, or barrier that blocks progress
Examples
ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersย่อมyômย่อมyômnaturally; as expectedมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoขวากหนามkwàak năamขวากหนามkwàak năam1obstacle; hardship2spikes; thornsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightก้าวผ่านgâao pàanก้าวผ่านgâao pàan1[to] step past; pass beyond [sth]2[to] overcome; get through [sth]ไปให้bpai hâiไปให้bpai hâi[to] go give [sth] [to sb]ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
Every business naturally has obstacles that we must overcome.