ขัดถู(kàt tŏo)

Meanings

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[to] scrub; [to] rub

to scrub or rub vigorously in order to clean or polish

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)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]แปรงbpraengแปรงbpraeng1brush (tool)2[to] brush3classifier: brushesขัดถูkàt tŏoขัดถูkàt tŏo[to] scrub; [to] rubพื้นห้องน้ำpéun hông náamพื้นห้องน้ำpéun hông náambathroom floor; restroom floorจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofสะอาดเอี่ยมsà-àat ìiamสะอาดเอี่ยมsà-àat ìiamspotlessly clean; squeaky clean
I used a brush to scrub the bathroom floor until it was spotlessly clean.

Word Breakdown

ขัดkàtขัดkàt1[to] feel awkward; be ill at ease2[to] scrub; scour3abrasive; scratchy4[to] obstruct; block5[to] polish; buff6[to] oppose; contradictPart 1
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ถูtŏoถูtŏo1[to] rub2[to] scrub3[to be] acceptable; passable (colloquial)4[to] scrape (briefly touch/rub against)Part 2
ขัดถูkàt tŏoขัดถูkàt tŏo[to] scrub; [to] rub