ถือโอกาส
tĕu oh-gàat
Meanings
1NounB1
[to] take the opportunity (to do sth)
to use the occasion or chance to do something; a neutral or polite way to say 'take this opportunity to...'.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไปส่งbpai sòngไปส่งbpai sòng[to] drop off [sb/sth]; [to] see [sb] off; [to] deliver [sth]เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotสนามบินsà-năam binสนามบินsà-năam binairportเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ถือโอกาสtĕu oh-gàatถือโอกาสtĕu oh-gàat1[to] take the opportunity (to do sth)2[to] take advantage of [sth]/[sb]ซื้อของséu kŏngซื้อของséu kŏng[to] buy things; go shoppingฝากfàakฝากfàak1[to] leave/entrust [sth] with [sb]2[to] send via [sb]; send along3[to] lodge; place (an order/request)4be left; be entrusted (passive/resultative)5[to] deposit [money]ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due to
I went to see my friend off at the airport, so I took the opportunity to buy some souvenirs.
2NounB2
[to] take advantage of [sth]/[sb]
to exploit a situation for one's own benefit, sometimes unfairly; to act opportunistically.
Examples
พ่อค้าpô káaพ่อค้าpô káamale merchant; trader; shopkeeper; vendorถือโอกาสtĕu oh-gàatถือโอกาสtĕu oh-gàat1[to] take the opportunity (to do sth)2[to] take advantage of [sth]/[sb]ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsขาดตลาดkàat dtà-làatขาดตลาดkàat dtà-làatout of stock; scarce on the marketขึ้นราคาkêun raa-kaaขึ้นราคาkêun raa-kaa1[to] raise [the] price (of [sth]); [for prices] to go up2price increase; price hikeสินค้าsĭn-káaสินค้าsĭn-káa1goods; merchandise2product; item3commodity (economics)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofน่าเกลียดnâa glìiatน่าเกลียดnâa glìiat1ugly; unattractive2shameful; improper; unacceptable
The merchant took advantage of the product shortage to raise the price outrageously.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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ถือโอกาสtĕu oh-gàatถือโอกาสtĕu oh-gàat[to] take the opportunity (to do sth)