คลำทาง(klam taang)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] feel one's way
To find a path by touching, especially when one cannot see.
Examples
ไฟดับfai dàpไฟดับfai dàp1[of power/lights] go out; cut out2power outage; blackoutฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; bound to2must; have toค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1gradually; little by little2slowly; gentlyคลำทางklam taangคลำทางklam taang1[to] feel one's way2[to] explore cautiouslyไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ที่ประตูtêe bprà-dtooที่ประตูtêe bprà-dtooat the door
The power went out, so I had to slowly feel my way to the door.
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คนตาบอดkon dtaa bòtใช้cháiไม้เท้าmáai táaoเพื่อpêuuaคลำklamทางเดินtaang dernบนbonฟุตบาทfút-bàatอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wang
The blind person uses a cane to carefully feel their way along the sidewalk.
เราraoหลงlŏngอยู่ในyòo naiถ้ำtâmที่têeมืดสนิทmêut sà-nìtจึงjeungต้องdtôngใช้มือchái meuคลำทางklam taangไปตามbpai dtaamผนังpà-năngถ้ำtâm
We were lost in a pitch-dark cave, so we had to use our hands to feel our way along the cave wall.
นักสำรวจnák săm-rùuatต้องdtôngคลำklamทางผ่านtaang pàanอุโมงค์ù-mohngใต้ดินdtâi dinที่têeคับแคบkáp kâepและláeไม่มีmâi meeแสงไฟsăeng faiใดๆdai daiซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanที่têeน่ากลัวnâa gluuaมากmâak
The explorer had to feel his way through the narrow, unlit underground tunnel, which was a very frightening experience.
2VerbB2
[to] explore cautiously
To proceed uncertainly while trying to find the correct course of action; to test the waters.
Examples
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2oursเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1only just now; only now2just; recentlyเข้าสู่kâo sòoเข้าสู่kâo sòo1[to] enter; go into (a place/area)2[to] enter/transition into (a state/period/stage)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market (economic demand/sector)3market; marketplaceใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; inexperienced (novice)2again; anew3new; different; fresh4new; not oldเลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)ยังอยู่yang yòoยังอยู่yang yòo[to] still be present; [to] still existในช่วงnai chûuangในช่วงnai chûuangduring; in the period ofคลำทางklam taangคลำทางklam taang1[to] feel one's way2[to] explore cautiouslyอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/continuative marker2to exist; remain3to be (located); be at4[to] live; reside; stayครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
Our company has just entered a new market, so we are still in the phase of testing the waters.
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หลังจากlăng jàakเรียนจบriian jòpเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangคลำทางklam taangอยู่yòoว่าwâaจะjàทำงานtam ngaanสายsăaiไหนnăiดีdee
After graduating, he is still trying to figure out which career path to take.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanชุดใหม่chút màiดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanจะjàยังyangคลำทางklam taangในnaiการกำหนดgaan gam-nòtนโยบายเศรษฐกิจná-yoh-baai sàyt-tà-gìtที่ชัดเจนtêe chát jayn
The new government seems to still be proceeding uncertainly in defining a clear economic policy.
ในnaiช่วงแรกchûuang râekของkŏngการวิจัยgaan wí-jaiเราraoจำเป็นต้องjam bpen dtôngคลำทางklam taangไปก่อนbpai gònเพื่อpêuuaหาhăaแนวทางnaeo taangที่têeเหมาะสมที่สุดmòr-sŏm têe sùtในnaiการทดลองgaan tót-long
In the initial phase of the research, we need to test the waters first to find the most suitable approach for the experiment.
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คลำทางklam taangคลำทางklam taang[to] feel one's way