นกกระจอก(nók grà-jòk)

Meanings

1NounA1

sparrow

A small, common passerine bird (sparrow).

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asนกกระจอกnók grà-jòkนกกระจอกnók grà-jòk1sparrow2novice; small-timer (slang, mildly derog.)กระพือปีกgrà-peu bpèekกระพือปีกgrà-peu bpèek[to] flap wings; flutter wingsอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)รั้วrúuaรั้วrúua1fence; enclosure2railings; barrier
I saw a sparrow flapping its wings on the fence.
2NounB2

novice; small-timer (slang, mildly derog.)

Slang: a person seen as inexperienced or insignificant; a small-timer. Mildly derogatory.

Examples

เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offคิดว่าkít wâaคิดว่าkít wâa1to think (that); be of the opinion (that)2to suppose/assume/guess (that)3[to] consider/regard (as)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsนกกระจอกnók grà-jòkนกกระจอกnók grà-jòk1sparrow2novice; small-timer (slang, mildly derog.)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateมาเป็นmaa bpenมาเป็นmaa bpen1[to] become; serve as2[to] come in (a form/quantity)3for (a duration) up to nowปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Don't think he's a small-timer in this matter; he's been working for years.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)3classifier for birds (ตัว)Part 1
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กระจอกgrà-jòkกระจอกgrà-jòk1inferior; mediocre; insignificant2sparrow (colloquial, noun)Part 2
นกกระจอกnók grà-jòkนกกระจอกnók grà-jòksparrow