จะจะ(jà jà)

Meanings

1AdverbB1

clearly; obviously

In a way that is clear, direct, and easy to see or understand; plainly.

Examples

ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpaiเดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpai[to] walk in; [to] walk into [somewhere]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ร้านนั้นráan nánร้านนั้นráan nánthat shop; that storeจะจะjà jàจะจะjà jà1clearly; obviously2red-handed; in the actเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
I saw him walk into that shop quite plainly.
2AdverbB2

red-handed; in the act

In the act of doing something wrong; red-handed.

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] assign; pair up; match7[to be] chilled; feel cold (body part)8[to] set; fix (price, time, etc.)ขโมยkà-mŏoyขโมยkà-mŏoy1[to] steal2thiefได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedจะจะjà jàจะจะjà jà1clearly; obviously2red-handed; in the actขณะkà-nàขณะkà-nà1moment; period of time2while; at the time whenกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofงัดแงะngát ngáeงัดแงะngát ngáe1to pry open2to break in by pryingประตูบ้านbprà-dtoo bâanประตูบ้านbprà-dtoo bâanhouse door; front door
The police caught the thief red-handed while he was prying open the house door.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)Part 1
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จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)Part 2
จะจะjà jàจะจะjà jàclearly; obviously