ดำเนินเรื่อง(dam-nern rêuuang)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] advance the plot; [to] progress the story
to move a story forward or develop its plot, as in a book, film, or play.
Examples
หนังnăngหนังnăng1leather2movie; film3thin sheet; membrane (informal)4skin; hideเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ดำเนินเรื่องdam-nern rêuuangดำเนินเรื่องdam-nern rêuuang1[to] advance the plot; [to] progress the story2[to] process [a matter]; [to] proceed with [a case]เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2premature; too soon3quickly; fastมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofคนดูkon dooคนดูkon doo1viewer; spectator; audience member2audience; viewers (collective)ละสายตาlá săai dtaaละสายตาlá săai dtaa[to] look away; [to] take one's eyes off [sth/sb]ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
This movie's plot moves so fast that the audience can't look away.
2VerbB2
[to] process [a matter]; [to] proceed with [a case]
to handle and move a matter forward in an official or practical way (e.g., an application, request, or complaint).
Examples
หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ยื่นเอกสารyêun èk-gà-săanยื่นเอกสารyêun èk-gà-săan[to] submit documentsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeofficial; officer; staff memberจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ใช้เวลาchái way-laaใช้เวลาchái way-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeประมาณbprà-maanประมาณbprà-maan1[to] estimate; approximate2approximately; about3estimate (noun)4moderate; modest (archaic/literary)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondสัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1classifier: weeks2weekในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การดำเนินเรื่องgaan dam-nern rêuuangการดำเนินเรื่องgaan dam-nern rêuuangplot; storylineครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
After submitting the documents, the officer will take about two weeks to process the matter.
Word Breakdown
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ดำเนินเรื่องdam-nern rêuuangดำเนินเรื่องdam-nern rêuuang[to] advance the plot; [to] progress the story