ยกใหญ่(yók yài)
Meanings
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in a big way; on a large scale; with great intensity
An adverb describing an action done very strongly, on a large scale, or with great intensity (e.g., to laugh, argue, or celebrate a lot).
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2[to] suffice; be enough3quite; rather; fairly4as soon as; when5enough; sufficientlyเขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuang1[to] recount; relate what happened2[to] tell a story; narrateตลกdtà-lòkตลกdtà-lòk1comedian2funny; amusing3ridiculous; absurd; laughableจบjòpจบjòp1finished; over; done2[to] graduate3[to] end; be over4[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)หัวเราะhŭua róหัวเราะhŭua ró1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2together; together with3I; me (informal, male speech)4[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block5protective; resistant to; -proof6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkยกใหญ่yók yàiยกใหญ่yók yàiin a big way; on a large scale; with great intensity
After he finished telling the joke, everyone in the room laughed out loud.
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เมื่อคืนmêuua keunพ่อpôrกับgàpแม่mâeทะเลาะกันtá-ló ganยกใหญ่yók yàiเรื่องrêuuangค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàaiในบ้านnai bâan
Last night, my mom and dad had a huge argument about household expenses.
หลังจากlăng jàakไม่ได้mâi dâaiเจอกันjer ganมานานmaa naanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanก็เลยgôr loeiจัดjàtงานเลี้ยงฉลองngaan líiang chà-lŏngกันganยกใหญ่yók yài
After not seeing each other for a long time, the friends held a big celebration party.
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanทำtamการประท้วงgaan bprà-túuangยกใหญ่yók yàiเพื่อpêuuaคัดค้านkát káanการสร้างgaan sâangโรงงานอุตสาหกรรมrohng ngaan ùt-săa-hà-gamในพื้นที่nai péun-têe
The villagers held a large-scale protest to oppose the construction of an industrial factory in the area.
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ยกใหญ่yók yàiยกใหญ่yók yàiin a big way; on a large scale; with great intensity