ต่อความ(dtò kwaam)
Meanings
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[to] prolong an argument; [to] talk back
to prolong an argument; to talk back; to retort
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากจะyàak jàอยากจะyàak jà[to] want to; would like toต่อความdtò kwaamต่อความdtò kwaam[to] prolong an argument; [to] talk backกับgàpกับgàp1to; toward (recipient/target)2and (informal)3with; together with4classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)5side dish; accompaniment6against; versusเขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เหนื่อยnèuayเหนื่อยnèuay1[to] get tired; become tired2tired; exhausted3tiring; exhausting
I don't want to prolong the argument with him anymore because I feel tired.
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ถ้าtâaแม่mâeบ่นbònเธอterก็gâwควรจะkuuan jàเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapไว้wáiไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไปbpaiต่อความdtò kwaamหรอกròk
If mom complains, you should just stay quiet and not talk back.
เขาkăoเลือกlêuuakที่จะtêe jàเดินdernออกจากòk jàakห้องประชุมhông bprà-chumเพื่อpêuuaหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangการgaanต่อความdtò kwaamกับgàpเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaan
He chose to walk out of the meeting room to avoid prolonging the argument with his colleague.
การตอบโต้gaan dtòp dtôhคอมเมนต์kom-ménแย่ๆyâe yâeบนbonโซเชียลมีเดียsoh-chîian mee-dîiaมีแต่mee dtàeจะjàทำให้เกิดtam hâi gèrtการgaanต่อความdtò kwaamกันไปgan bpaiมาmaaโดยdoiไม่จำเป็นmâi jam bpen
Replying to nasty comments on social media will only result in unnecessarily prolonging the argument back and forth.
Word Breakdown
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ต่อความdtò kwaamต่อความdtò kwaam[to] prolong an argument; [to] talk back