ขอทาง(kŏ taang)

Meanings

1InterjectionA1

[!] excuse me (let me pass); make way

excuse me (used to ask someone to move aside so one can pass); make way

Examples

ขอทางหน่อยkŏr taang nòiขอทางหน่อยkŏr taang nòiExcuse me; let me passครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particleผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ลงรถlong rótลงรถlong rót[to] get off a vehicleตรงนี้dtrong néeตรงนี้dtrong née1here; right here2this place/spot; this location3this part; this section; this point
Excuse me, I'm getting off the bus here.
2VerbA2

[to] ask [sb] to let one pass

to ask someone to move aside or allow one to pass through

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขอทางkŏ taangขอทางkŏ taang1[!] excuse me (let me pass); make way2[to] ask [sb] to let one passเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเดินไปdern bpaiเดินไปdern bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]เข้าห้องน้ำkâo hông námเข้าห้องน้ำkâo hông nám1[to] go to the bathroom; use the toilet2[to] go to the bathroom (to wash up)
He asked his friends to move aside so he could walk to the bathroom.

Word Breakdown

ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerPart 1
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ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathPart 2
ขอทางkŏ taangขอทางkŏ taang[!] excuse me (let me pass); make way