ช่องไฟ(chông fai)
Meanings
1NounB1
space; gap
a space or opening between objects or parts
Examples
กรุณาgà-rú-naaกรุณาgà-rú-naa1please (polite/formal request)2kindness; benevolence3kind; benevolentเว้นwénเว้นwén1leave out; omit; skip2except; except for; excluding3leave a gap; space out4unless; except that; provided that5[to] refrain; abstainช่องไฟchông faiช่องไฟchông fai1space; gap2line spacing; letter spacing; leading; tracking3breathing room; intervalระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeเก้าอี้gâo îเก้าอี้gâo îchairให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเดินผ่านdern pàanเดินผ่านdern pàan1[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)2[to] walk through; traverse (on foot)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
Please leave a space between the chairs so people can walk through.
2NounB2
line spacing; letter spacing; leading; tracking
the amount of space between lines of text (leading) or between letters (tracking) in writing or typesetting
Examples
รายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officially3[to] check in; report oneselfนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofยากyâakยากyâak1unlikely; hardly2poor; impoverished (dated/formal)3difficult; hardเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] set up; establish; found2[to] appoint; nominate3[to] put aside; save (money)4[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)5classifier: sets; collections; installations6[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)7[to] place upright; stand; erect8stack; pile; bundle9as much as; as many asช่องไฟchông faiช่องไฟchông fai1space; gap2line spacing; letter spacing; leading; tracking3breathing room; intervalระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeบรรทัดban-tátบรรทัดban-tát1ruler (measuring tool)2line (of text)แคบkâepแคบkâep1limited; not broad (scope or view)2narrowเกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessively
This report is hard to read because the line spacing is set too narrow.
3NounB2
breathing room; interval
figurative space or margin that allows ease, flexibility, or a pause
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofเว้นwénเว้นwén1leave out; omit; skip2except; except for; excluding3leave a gap; space out4unless; except that; provided that5[to] refrain; abstainช่องไฟchông faiช่องไฟchông fai1space; gap2line spacing; letter spacing; leading; tracking3breathing room; intervalในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การประชุมgaan bprà-chumการประชุมgaan bprà-chum1meeting; conference; assembly2session/sitting (of a formal body)เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedพักpákพักpák1[to] rest; take a break2interval; stretch; spell3[to] stay; lodgeหายใจhăai jaiหายใจhăai jai1[to] breathe; respire2[to] gasp; wheeze; breathe with difficultyและláeและláeand (coordinating)คิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)
We should leave some breathing room in the meeting so everyone can pause and keep up.
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Word Breakdown
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ช่องไฟchông faiช่องไฟchông faispace; gap