ตั้งหลักปักฐาน(dtâng làk bpàk tăan)

Meanings

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[to] settle down; [to] establish a home

to begin to live in a place permanently, establishing a home and a stable life.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyแต่งงานdtàeng ngaanแต่งงานdtàeng ngaan1[to] hold a wedding; have a marriage ceremony2[to] get married; marryแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)พวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตั้งหลักปักฐานdtâng làk bpàk tăanตั้งหลักปักฐานdtâng làk bpàk tăan[to] settle down; [to] establish a homeที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเชียงใหม่chiiang màiเชียงใหม่chiiang mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Province
After they got married, they decided to go and settle down in Chiang Mai.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ตั้งหลักdtâng làkตั้งหลักdtâng làk1[to] regain balance; brace oneself2[to] compose oneself; get one's bearings3[to] get established; stabilize (after a setback)Part 1
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ปักฐานbpàk tăanปักฐานbpàk tăan[to] settle down; [to] establish oneselfPart 2
ตั้งหลักปักฐานdtâng làk bpàk tăanตั้งหลักปักฐานdtâng làk bpàk tăan[to] settle down; [to] establish a home