ชายตา(chaai dtaa)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] glance at [sb/sth] from the corner of one's eye

to look at [sb/sth] from the corner of one's eye; to cast a sidelong glance.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] secretly like; have a crush (without telling)3secretly; on the slyชายตาchaai dtaaชายตาchaai dtaa1[to] glance at [sb/sth] from the corner of one's eye2corner of the eyeมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)บ่อยๆbòi bòiบ่อยๆbòi bòioften; frequentlyตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)อยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ห้องประชุมhông bprà-chumห้องประชุมhông bprà-chummeeting room; conference room
He kept secretly casting sidelong glances at me while sitting in the meeting room.
2NounB2

corner of the eye

the outer edge or corner of the eye; literally 'the edge of the eye'.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเงาngaoเงาngao1shadow2reflection; image3shade; dimness; darkness4silhouette; outline5trace; hint6follower; doubleคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleแวบwâepแวบwâep1[to] flash; appear briefly; dart2whoosh!/flash! (sound/feel)3briefly; in a flashๆ-ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotชายตาchaai dtaaชายตาchaai dtaa1[to] glance at [sb/sth] from the corner of one's eye2corner of the eyeแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyหันไปhăn bpaiหันไปhăn bpai1[to] turn (physically) toward another direction2[to] turn to; switch to; shift toward (fig.)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerไม่เจอmâi jerไม่เจอmâi jer[to] not find [sth/sb]ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
I saw a fleeting shadow at the corner of my eye, but when I turned, there was no one there.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male; man (person/animal)3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shorePart 1
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ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)5[to] stare; [to] gaze6turn (in a game)Part 2
ชายตาchaai dtaaชายตาchaai dtaa[to] glance at [sb/sth] from the corner of one's eye