บาดคอ(bàat ko)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] scratch the throat

to scratch or hurt the throat, often when swallowing something sharp like a bone

Examples

เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; doses2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4timeกินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1classifier: ตัว2fish (animal)3fish (as food)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; bound to2must; have toระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] watch out for; guard against2[to] be careful; take care3watch out!; caution!ก้างgâangก้างgâang1fish bone; fishbone2(figurative) obstacle; person in the wayบาดคอbàat koบาดคอbàat ko1[to] scratch the throat2harsh (of a drink)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle
When eating fish, you have to be careful of bones scratching your throat.
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เขาkăoกินginไก่ทอดgài tôtเร็วเกินไปreo gern bpaiจนjonกระดูกgrà-dòokชิ้นchínเล็กๆlék lékบาดคอbàat ko
He ate fried chicken too quickly until a small piece of bone scratched his throat.
ฉันchănรู้สึกrúu-sèukเหมือนmĕuuanมีอะไรmee à-raiบาดคอbàat koอยู่yòoตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaหลังจากlăng jàakกินginกุ้งgûngเผาpăoไปbpaiเมื่อวานmêuua waan
I feel like something has been scratching my throat constantly since eating grilled prawns yesterday.
ความรู้สึกkwaam róo-sèukเจ็บแปลบjèp bplàepเหมือนmĕuuanมีmeeเศษsètก้างปลาgâang bplaaบาดคอbàat koทำให้tam hâiเขาkăoต้องdtôngรีบrêepไปหาหมอbpai hăa mŏทันทีtan tee
The sharp pain, as if a fish bone was scratching his throat, made him rush to see a doctor immediately.
2AdjectiveB1

harsh (of a drink)

harsh or strong, describing a drink that feels burning when swallowed

Examples

เหล้าขาวlâo kăaoเหล้าขาวlâo kăaoThai rice spiritแก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2classifier: glasses of drink3crystal; precious gem4glass (material)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แรงมากraeng mâakแรงมากraeng mâak1[!] intense; harsh2very strong; intenseดื่มdèumดื่มdèum1[to] drink alcohol2[to] drinkแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)บาดคอbàat koบาดคอbàat ko1[to] scratch the throat2harsh (of a drink)
This glass of white liquor is very strong; it feels harsh on the throat when you drink it.
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วิสกี้wít-gêeขวดkùuatนี้néeราคาถูกraa-kaa tòokก็จริงgô jingแต่dtàeรสชาติrót-châatมันmanบาดคอbàat koไม่mâiนุ่มnûmเหมือนmĕuuanขวดkùuatที่têeแพงกว่าpaeng gwàa
It's true that this bottle of whiskey is cheap, but its taste is harsh and not as smooth as the more expensive one.
เขาkăoไม่ชอบmâi chôpดื่มdèumเหล้าlâoที่têeหมักmàkเองayngเพราะpráwรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaมันmanบาดคอbàat koและláeมีmeeกลิ่นแรงglìn raengเกินไปgern bpai
He doesn't like drinking home-brewed liquor because he feels it's harsh on the throat and smells too strong.
แม้máeจะjàเป็นbpenบรั่นดีbràn-deeที่têeบ่มbòmมานานmaa naanแต่dtàeสัมผัสแรกsăm-pàt râekที่têeดื่มdèumกลับglàpรู้สึกrúu-sèukบาดคอbàat koเล็กน้อยlék nóiก่อนที่gòn têeความนุ่มkwaam nûmลึกléukจะjàตามมาdtaam maa
Even though it's a well-aged brandy, the first sip felt slightly harsh on the throat before the deep smoothness followed.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

บาดbàatบาดbàat1[to] cut; wound (by something sharp)2sharp; biting; stinging (to the senses)3[to] hurt; injure; sting (figurative/physical)Part 1
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คอkoคอko1throat2neck3enthusiast; fan; lover4collar; neckline5neck (of an object)Part 2
บาดคอbàat koบาดคอbàat ko[to] scratch the throat