ตั้งด่าน(dtâng dàan)

Meanings

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[to] set up a checkpoint

to set up a temporary post or barrier, usually by police or authorities, to stop and inspect vehicles or people.

Examples

เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerตั้งด่านdtâng dàanตั้งด่านdtâng dàan[to] set up a checkpointตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2direct; straightforward; frank3[to] be straight; align4directly; straight (direction/path)5exact; matching; correspondingถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)
Last night, the police set up a checkpoint on the road in front of my house.

Word Breakdown

ตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] set up; establish; found2[to] appoint; nominate3[to] put aside; save (money)4[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)5classifier: sets; collections; installations6[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)7[to] place upright; stand; erect8stack; pile; bundle9as much as; as many asPart 1
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ด่านdàanด่านdàan1checkpoint; border post; toll booth; inspection station2stage; phase (figurative)3[to] set up a checkpoint; [to] block for inspection4classifier: checkpoints/inspection pointsPart 2
ตั้งด่านdtâng dàanตั้งด่านdtâng dàan[to] set up a checkpoint