บานตะไท(baan-dtà-tai)
Meanings
1AdverbB2
a lot; in abundance
a lot; a large amount; in abundance (often used to imply an overwhelming quantity).
Examples
ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3[!] don't; no needซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiผลไม้pŏn-lá-máifruitมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเพิ่มpêrmเพิ่มpêrm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3additionally; in addition; moreoverหรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)ที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoบานตะไทbaan-dtà-taiบานตะไทbaan-dtà-tai1a lot; in abundance2tons of; a huge amount ofแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
Don't buy more fruit, we already have a ton at home.
2AdjectiveB2
tons of; a huge amount of
a very large or excessive amount of [sth]; loads of (often implying 'too many/much').
Examples
การบ้านgaan bâanการบ้านgaan bâan1homework; school assignment2housework (colloq.)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/slotครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ให้มาhâi maaให้มาhâi maa[to] send; [to] have [sb] come (here)เยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2very; a lot (informal intensifier)3excessive; too muchบานตะไทbaan-dtà-taiบานตะไทbaan-dtà-tai1a lot; in abundance2tons of; a huge amount ofไม่รู้mâi rúuไม่รู้mâi rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2[!] I don't know.จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)เมื่อไหร่mêuua-ràiเมื่อไหร่mêuua-rài1when? (question word)2whenever; every time that
The teacher gave us a ridiculous amount of homework; I don't know when I'll ever finish it.
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บานตะไทbaan-dtà-taiบานตะไทbaan-dtà-taia lot; in abundance