ซอกแซก
sôk sâekMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] be nosy; [to] pry
to be nosy; to pry or inquire into details about something, often in an intrusive way.
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เพื่อนบ้านpêuuan bâanเพื่อนบ้านpêuuan bâan1neighbor (person)2neighboring (of a country or community)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ซอกแซกsôk sâekซอกแซกsôk sâek1[to] be nosy; [to] pry2[to] weave through narrow spacesถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateเรื่องส่วนตัวrêuuang sùuan dtuuaเรื่องส่วนตัวrêuuang sùuan dtuuapersonal matter; private affairของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another person
My neighbor likes to nosily ask about other people's personal matters.
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เธอterเป็นbpenคนkonไม่ชอบmâi chôpซอกแซกsôk sâekเรื่องrêuuangของkŏngใครkraiถ้าtâaเขาkăoไม่mâiอยากyàakเล่าlâo
She is not the type to pry into anyone's business if they don't want to tell her.
นิสัยní-săiชอบchôpซอกแซกsôk sâekของเขาkŏng kăoทำให้tam hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanรู้สึกrúu-sèukอึดอัดèut àtและláeไม่ไว้วางใจmâi wái waang jai
His nosy habit makes his colleagues feel uncomfortable and distrustful.
นักสืบnák sèupต้องdtôngใช้cháiความสามารถkwaam săa-mâatในnaiการgaanซอกแซกsôk sâekเพื่อpêuuaหาhăaข้อมูลkôr moonที่têeถูกtòokปิดบังbpìt bangไว้wái
The detective has to use his ability to pry to find concealed information.
2VerbB2
[to] weave through narrow spaces
To move through small gaps or narrow passages, turning between things along the way.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ๆ-เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningซอกแซกsôk sâekซอกแซกsôk sâek1[to] be nosy; [to] pry2[to] weave through narrow spacesผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughแผงขายpăeng kăaiแผงขายpăeng kăaistall; standของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไปให้bpai hâiไปให้bpai hâi[to] go give [sth] [to sb]ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingร้านขนมráan kà-nŏmร้านขนมráan kà-nŏmdessert/sweet shop; snack shop
The children weaved their way between the market stalls to reach the snack shop.
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เขาkăoขี่จักรยานkèe jàk-grà-yaanซอกแซกsôk sâekไปตามbpai dtaamซอยแคบsoi kâepๆ-จนjonออกมาòk maaถึงtĕungถนนใหญ่thà-nŏn yài
He wound his way by bicycle through narrow alleys until he reached the main road.
แม้máeทางเดินtaang dernจะjàเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiผู้คนpôo konเธอterก็gâwยังyangเดินdernซอกแซกsôk sâekผ่านpàanช่องว่างchông wâangระหว่างrá-wàangกลุ่มคนglùm konจนถึงjon tĕungหน้าประตูnâa bprà-dtooได้dâi
Although the walkway was crowded, she managed to weave through the gaps between groups of people and reach the doorway.
แมวmaeoตัวนั้นdtuua nánซอกแซกsôk sâekผ่านpàanช่องแคบchông kâepระหว่างrá-wàangลังlangสินค้าsĭn-káaได้dâiอย่างyàangคล่องแคล่วklông klâewแม้máeจะjàมีmeeข้าวของkâao kŏngวางwaangขวางkwăangอยู่yòoตลอดทางdtà-lòt taang
The cat deftly threaded its way through the narrow gaps between the crates, despite objects blocking its path all along the way.
Word Breakdown
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แซกsɛ̂ɛkแซกsɛ̂ɛk1[to] insert; slip in; interject2[to] squeeze through; slip between[to] insert; slip in; interjectPart 2
ซอกแซกsôk sâekซอกแซกsôk sâek[to] be nosy; [to] pry[to] be nosy; [to] pryWord