ลืมตาอ้าปาก(leum dtaa âa bpàak)

Meanings

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[to] make ends meet; no longer live in poverty

to finally be able to make ends meet after hardship; to escape poverty and live decently.

Examples

หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearในที่สุดnai têe sùtในที่สุดnai têe sùtfinally; eventually; ultimatelyครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerลืมตาอ้าปากleum dtaa âa bpàakลืมตาอ้าปากleum dtaa âa bpàak[to] make ends meet; no longer live in povertyได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเสียทีsĭia teeเสียทีsĭia tee1finally; at last2[to] be outsmarted; get the worst of it3[to] miss one’s chance; lose out
After many years of hard work, his family can finally make ends meet.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ลืมตาleum dtaaลืมตาleum dtaa1[to] open one's eyes2[to] be bornPart 1
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อ้าปากâa bpàakอ้าปากâa bpàak[to] open one's mouthPart 2
ลืมตาอ้าปากleum dtaa âa bpàakลืมตาอ้าปากleum dtaa âa bpàak[to] make ends meet; no longer live in poverty