จักฮีตคอง(jàk hêet kong)
Meanings
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[to] know the customs; be versed in traditions
To know and follow local customs and traditional rules (Isan/Lao dialect). From ฮีตฮีตhêet1transliteration of “heat” (informal)2custom; tradition (Isan/Lanna)3insect pest (Isan/Lanna dialect) (hêet - customs) and คองคองkongneck (Northern/Isan; dialectal) (khong - rules/ways).
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)มีความสุขmee kwaam sùkมีความสุขmee kwaam sùk[to] be happyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightหัดhàtหัดhàt1measles (rubeola)2rubella; German measles3[to] practice; train; learn (by doing)จักฮีตคองjàk hêet kongจักฮีตคองjàk hêet kong[to] know the customs; be versed in traditionsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเพิ่นpêrnเพิ่นpêrn1he; she; they (Isan)2that person; they (honorific, Isan)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveเด้อdérเด้อdérsentence-ending particle (Isan/Lao)
If you want to live happily with the villagers, you must learn to know and follow their local customs.
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จักฮีตคองjàk hêet kongจักฮีตคองjàk hêet kong[to] know the customs; be versed in traditions