ทุนสายฮาร์ดคอร์
tun săai hâat-koo
Meanings
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scholarship with strict rules; 'hardcore' scholarship (slang)
A slang term for a scholarship or grant with very strict rules, often including a service bond that makes the student work for the sponsor after graduation.
Examples
เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ทุนสายฮาร์ดคอร์tun săai hâat-kooทุนสายฮาร์ดคอร์tun săai hâat-kooscholarship with strict rules; 'hardcore' scholarship (slang)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in returnไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan[to] go to workใช้ทุนchái tunใช้ทุนchái tun1[to] fulfill a service bond; [to] work to repay a scholarship2[to] use capital; [to] require capitalที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationสามsăamสามsăam1three (3)2third (ordinal)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)เรียนจบriian jòpเรียนจบriian jòp[to] graduate; complete one's studies
My friend got a 'hardcore scholarship,' so they have to go back and work for the sponsoring company for three years after graduating.
Word Breakdown
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ทุนสายฮาร์ดคอร์tun săai hâat-kooทุนสายฮาร์ดคอร์tun săai hâat-kooscholarship with strict rules; 'hardcore' scholarship (slang)