ซัก(sák)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] wash (clothes)

to clean clothes, fabric, or laundry with water and soap or detergent

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightซักผ้าsák pâaซักผ้าsák pâa[to] wash clothes; [to] do laundry
I have to do the laundry today.
2AdverbB1

about; approximately (before numbers)

used before numbers to show an approximate amount (e.g., about five); colloquial adverb

Examples

รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitซักห้าsák hâaซักห้าsák hâaabout five; roughly five (colloq.)นาทีnaa-teeนาทีnaa-tee1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect marker
Wait about five minutes and the bus will come.
3VerbB2

[to] interrogate; question closely

to ask detailed or persistent questions to obtain information

Examples

นักข่าวnák kàaoนักข่าวnák kàaojournalist; reporterซักsákซักsák1[to] wash (clothes)2[to] interrogate; question closely3about; approximately (before numbers)ผู้ว่าฯpôo wâaผู้ว่าฯpôo wâa1governor (abbr.)2Governor (title)ต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuangต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuang1continuously; continually2continuous; continualเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesโครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotล่าช้าlâa cháaล่าช้าlâa cháa1delayed; late2[to] be delayed; be slow
Reporters kept pressing the governor with questions about the delayed project.

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