ตั้งตัวทัน(dtâng dtuua tan)
Meanings
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[to] react in time; [to] prepare in time
to be able to react, prepare, or adjust to a situation in time.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultคำถามkam tăamคำถามkam tăamquestionยากๆyâak yâakยากๆyâak yâak1difficult (various); the hard ones2rather/quite difficult; somewhat tricky (emphatic)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; 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)ตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3answer; response4sunken; hollow (of cheeks/abdomen)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ตั้งตัวdtâng dtuuaตั้งตัวdtâng dtuua1[to] get established; become self-sufficient2[to] brace oneself; compose oneself3[to] charge; set one’s price (colloq.)4[to] act high-and-mighty (colloq.)ไม่ทันmâi tanไม่ทันmâi tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])
He asked a difficult question, so I couldn't answer correctly and was caught off guard.
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ตั้งตัวทันdtâng dtuua tanตั้งตัวทันdtâng dtuua tan[to] react in time; [to] prepare in time