พรอเพอร์(pro-pêr)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

proper; appropriate

proper; appropriate; suitable; correct for the situation (Thai borrowing from English “proper”).

Examples

นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)ไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)การแต่งตัวgaan dtàeng-dtuuaการแต่งตัวgaan dtàeng-dtuua1dressing; getting dressed2outfit; way of dressingที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotพรอเพอร์pro-pêrพรอเพอร์pro-pêr1proper; appropriate2properly; appropriately; suitablyสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measure
This is not proper attire for going to a temple.
2AdverbB1

properly; appropriately; suitably

in a proper or appropriate manner; suitably.

Examples

คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)หน้ากากอนามัยnâa-gàak à-naa-maiหน้ากากอนามัยnâa-gàak à-naa-maimedical face mask; surgical maskให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitพรอเพอร์pro-pêrพรอเพอร์pro-pêr1proper; appropriate2properly; appropriately; suitablyนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ไม่งั้นmâi ngánไม่งั้นmâi ngánotherwise; or else; if notมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเชื้อโรคchéuua rôhkเชื้อโรคchéuua rôhk1pathogen; germ2infectious agent (general)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
You have to wear your mask properly, otherwise it can't protect you from germs.

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