ตกระกำ(dtòk rá-gam)
Meanings
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[to] suffer; [to] fall on hard times
to suffer, to experience hardship or adversity, to fall on hard times
Examples
ตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillย้ายไปอยู่yáai bpai yòoย้ายไปอยู่yáai bpai yòo[to] relocate; move to live (somewhere else)เมืองนอกmeuuang nôkเมืองนอกmeuuang nôk1foreign countries; overseas (colloq.)2abroad; overseas (colloq.)3foreign; imported (colloq.)ใหม่ๆmài màiใหม่ๆmài mài1recently; just; newly2very new; brand-new3fresh; just-made/just-picked4at first; initiallyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightตกระกำลำบากdtòk rá-gam lam-bàakตกระกำลำบากdtòk rá-gam lam-bàak[to] be in hardship; [to] sufferมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìtภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìt1the English language2English (school subject)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)
When he first moved abroad, he had to endure a lot of hardship because he couldn't speak English at all.
Word Breakdown
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ตกระกำdtòk rá-gamตกระกำdtòk rá-gam[to] suffer; [to] fall on hard times