ซักไซ้(sák sái)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] interrogate; grill
to question someone intensively and persistently, often in a pressing or stern manner
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerซักไซ้sák sáiซักไซ้sák sái1[to] interrogate; grill2[to] pry; nose intoผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săiผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săi1suspect; person under suspicion2suspect (legal status)เป็นเวลาbpen way-laaเป็นเวลาbpen way-laa1for (a duration)2regularly; on a scheduleหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of timeเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)ความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truth
The police questioned the suspect intensively for many hours to find the truth.
2VerbC1
[to] pry; nose into
to ask intrusively about private matters or probe for personal information
Examples
เพื่อนบ้านpêuuan bâanเพื่อนบ้านpêuuan bâan1neighbor (person)2neighboring (country/area) (attributive)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerซักไซ้sák sáiซักไซ้sák sái1[to] interrogate; grill2[to] pry; nose intoเรื่องส่วนตัวrêuuang sùuan dtuuaเรื่องส่วนตัวrêuuang sùuan dtuua1personal matter; private affair2personal business (non-work issue)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forคุยด้วยkui dûuaiคุยด้วยkui dûuai[to] talk with [sb]
My neighbor likes to pry into my personal matters, so I don't really want to talk to her.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
คาดคั้นkâat kánคาดคั้นkâat kán[to] interrogate [sb]; [to] press [sb] for an answer
[to] interrogate [sb]; [to] press [sb] for an answer
ซอกแซกsôk sâekซอกแซกsôk sâek[to] be nosy; [to] pry
[to] be nosy; [to] pry
สอดรู้สอดเห็นsòt róo sòt hĕnสอดรู้สอดเห็นsòt róo sòt hĕnnosy; prying
nosy; prying
ซักฟอกsák fôkซักฟอกsák fôk1[to] launder; wash (with detergent)2[to] grill; interrogate (about wrongdoing)
- [to] launder; wash (with detergent)
- [to] grill; interrogate (about wrongdoing)
ล้วงlúuangล้วงlúuang1[to] probe; pry (for information)2[to] pickpocket; steal by reaching in3to intrude (into affairs); meddle4[to] reach into; fish out
- [to] probe; pry (for information)
- [to] pickpocket; steal by reaching in
- to intrude (into affairs); meddle
- [to] reach into; fish out
Word Breakdown
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ซักไซ้sák sáiซักไซ้sák sái[to] interrogate; grill