งมหาทาง

ngom hăa taang

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] feel/grope for the way

to find one’s way by feeling around or moving carefully when visibility or guidance is poor (e.g., in the dark or underwater)

Examples

ไฟดับfai dàpไฟดับfai dàp1power outage; blackout2[of power/lights] go out; cut outตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night periodฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleงมหาทางngom hăa taangงมหาทางngom hăa taang1[to] feel/grope for the way2[to] muddle through; feel one’s way (fig.)ไปห้องน้ำbpai hông námไปห้องน้ำbpai hông nám[to] go to the bathroom
The power went out at night, so I had to slowly feel my way to the bathroom.
2VerbB2

[to] muddle through; feel one’s way (fig.)

to figure out how to proceed without clear guidance, advancing cautiously and learning step by step

Examples

ช่วงแรกๆchûuang râek râekช่วงแรกๆchûuang râek râekin the beginning; at firstของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsการทำงานgaan tam ngaanการทำงานgaan tam ngaan1working; work (the act)2operation; functioningใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ผมก็pŏm gôrผมก็pŏm gôrme too; so do Iต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightงมหาทางngom hăa taangงมหาทางngom hăa taang1[to] feel/grope for the way2[to] muddle through; feel one’s way (fig.)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2exactly that/itself3emphatic particle (self/only)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverสอนงานsŏn ngaanสอนงานsŏn ngaan[to] train [sb] for a jobเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
In the beginning of my new job, I had to figure things out on my own because no one trained me.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

งมngomงมngom1[to] dive; grope (underwater)2[to] fumble; search blindlyPart 1
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หาทางhăa taangหาทางhăa taang1[to] find/devise a way2[to] try to; make efforts toPart 2
งมหาทางngom hăa taangงมหาทางngom hăa taang[to] feel/grope for the way