งัดแงะ
ngát ngáe
Meanings
1VerbB1
to pry open
To pry or lever something open using force, typically with a tool.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[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]ไขควงkăi kuuangไขควงkăi kuuang1screwdriver2classifier: ด้าม (handle)งัดแงะngát ngáeงัดแงะngát ngáe1to pry open2to break in by pryingฝาขวดfăa kùuatฝาขวดfăa kùuatbottle cap; bottle lidที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotติดแน่นdtìt nâenติดแน่นdtìt nâenstuck tight; firmly attachedออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak out
He used a screwdriver to pry off the tightly stuck bottle cap.
2VerbB2
to break in by prying
To force entry into a place by prying open a door, window, or barrier (often implying illegality).
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptงัดแงะngát ngáeงัดแงะngát ngáe1to pry open2to break in by pryingหน้าต่างnâa dtàangหน้าต่างnâa dtàang1window2window (computing)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ข้างkâangข้างkâang1beside; next to; by2side; lateral (modifier)3side; flank4side; party (in a dispute or game)ๆ-แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เจ้าของบ้านjâo kŏng bâanเจ้าของบ้านjâo kŏng bâan1homeowner; house owner2host (household)3landlord/landlady (house)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
Last night someone tried to break into the neighbor's house by prying open the window, but the owner heard the noise first.
Word Breakdown
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งัดแงะngát ngáeงัดแงะngát ngáeto pry open