ลูกค้าหาย(lôok-káa hăai)
Meanings
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lost customers; no customers coming
informal phrase meaning customers have stopped coming or there is a sudden drop in customer traffic
Examples
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1span; extent2period; span (of time)3range; interval (between limits)4section; segment (part of something)5distance between supportsฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainติดกันdtìt ganติดกันdtìt gan1consecutively; in a row2side-by-side; next to each other3adjacent; side-by-side4[to] be attached/contiguousหลายlăaiหลายlăaimany; severalวันwanวันwan1daytime; daylight2classifier: days3dayร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faeร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faecoffee shop; caféแถวนี้tăeo néeแถวนี้tăeo née1this area; this neighborhood2around here; nearby3approximately; around this time/amountลูกค้าหายlôok-káa hăaiลูกค้าหายlôok-káa hăailost customers; no customers comingไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)เกือบgèuapเกือบgèuapalmost; nearlyครึ่งkrêungครึ่งkrêung1half (modifier)2half (50%)
During several consecutive rainy days, the cafes around here lost nearly half their customers.
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หลังlăngย้ายyáaiทำเลtam layใหม่màiเขาkăoบ่นbònว่าwâaลูกค้าหายlôok-káa hăaiจนjonรายได้raai dâiลดลงlót longชัดเจนchát-jen
After moving to a new location, he complained that customers had disappeared, causing a clear drop in income.
พอporร้านráanข้างๆkâang kâangจัดjàtโปรแรงbproh raengเราraoก็gâwรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaลูกค้าหายlôok-káa hăaiทันทีtan teeเหมือนmĕuuanถูกtòokดูดdòotไปหมดbpai mòt
Once the shop next door launched a big promotion, we felt our customers vanished instantly, as if they were all siphoned away.
ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeมีmeeถนนtà-nŏnเลี่ยงlîangเมืองmeuuangการสัญจรgaan săn-jonหน้าร้านnâa ráanลดฮวบlót hûuapจนถึงขั้นjon tĕung kânลูกค้าหายlôok-káa hăaiต้องdtôngปรับbpràpกลยุทธ์การตลาดgon-lá-yút gaan dtà-làatด่วนdùuan
Since the bypass road opened, traffic in front of the shop plummeted to the point that customers disappeared, so we must quickly adjust our marketing strategy.
Word Breakdown
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ลูกค้าหายlôok-káa hăaiลูกค้าหายlôok-káa hăailost customers; no customers coming