บ่นพร่ำ

bòn prâm

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] complain repeatedly; [to] grumble on and on

to complain or grumble repeatedly and at length.

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)บ่นพร่ำbòn prâmบ่นพร่ำbòn prâm[to] complain repeatedly; [to] grumble on and onเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesเดิมๆderm dermเดิมๆderm derm1unchanged; same as before2as before; as usualว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeลูกหลานlôok lăanลูกหลานlôok lăan1descendants; offspring2younger generation (collective)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)มาเยี่ยมmaa yîiamมาเยี่ยมmaa yîiam[to] come visit [sb]
Grandma often grumbles on and on about the same thing: that her children and grandchildren don't visit often.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

บ่นbònบ่นbòn1to nag2complaint; grumbling (speech)3to complain; grumblePart 1
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พร่ำprâamพร่ำprâam1[to] repeat; harp on2[to] murmur; chant softlyPart 2
บ่นพร่ำbòn prâmบ่นพร่ำbòn prâm[to] complain repeatedly; [to] grumble on and on