ถลำ(tà-lăm)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] stumble forward; lunge; lurch; overshoot

To lose one's balance and move too far forward unintentionally; to stumble, lunge, or lurch; to overshoot a line or limit.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก้าวพลาดgâao plâatก้าวพลาดgâao plâat1misstep; stumble2mistake; blunder3[to] misstep; stumble4[to] make a mistake; slip upเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ถลำtà-lămถลำtà-lăm1[to] stumble forward; lunge; lurch; overshoot2[to] get in too deep; go too far (figurative)ไปข้างหน้าbpai kâang nâaไปข้างหน้าbpai kâang nâa1[to] go forward; [to] progress2ahead; forwardแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)โชคดีที่chôhk dee têeโชคดีที่chôhk dee têeluckily; fortunatelyคว้าkwáaคว้าkwáa1[to] grab; snatch; seize2[to] clutch (at); try to grab3[to] win; secure; bagเสาsăoเสาsăo1post; pillar; column2pole; mast3upright (component)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of3in time4[to] be quick-witted with; see through
He missed a step and stumbled forward, but luckily he managed to grab a pole in time.
2VerbB2

[to] get in too deep; go too far (figurative)

To become more involved or committed to something than intended, often leading to a difficult or inescapable situation.

Examples

ตอนแรกdton râekตอนแรกdton râek1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginningก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forลองlongลองlong1[to] try; attempt2trial; test (attempt) [rare as standalone]เล่นการพนันlên gaan pá-nanเล่นการพนันlên gaan pá-nan[to] gambleสนุกๆsà-nùk sà-nùkสนุกๆsà-nùk sà-nùk1for fun; casually2fun; enjoyable (informal tone)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ถลำลึกtà-lăm léukถลำลึกtà-lăm léuk1[to] get in too deep; become deeply involved2in too deep; deeply involvedไปแล้วbpai láewไปแล้วbpai láew1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)
At first, I just wanted to try gambling for fun, but now I'm in too deep.

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