วกกลับ(wók glàp)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] double back; [to] turn back
To change direction and go back the way one came; to double back.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)นึกได้néuk dâiนึกได้néuk dâi[to] suddenly remember [sth]; [to] recall [sth]; [to] realize [sth]ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeลืมleuumลืมleuum1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyกุญแจgun-jaeกุญแจgun-jae1key (for a lock)2key; crucial factor3answer key; key (solutions)4key (music)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightวกกลับwók glàpวกกลับwók glàp1[to] double back; [to] turn back2[to] go back to the topic; [to] circle back (figurative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at home
He just realized he forgot his keys, so he had to turn back to the house.
2VerbB1
[to] go back to the topic; [to] circle back (figurative)
To return to a previous subject in a conversation or discussion.
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)วกกลับwók glàpวกกลับwók glàp1[to] double back; [to] turn back2[to] go back to the topic; [to] circle back (figurative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotบทเรียนbòt riianบทเรียนbòt riian1lesson (curriculum unit)2lesson (what one learns)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อีกครั้งèek krángอีกครั้งèek krángagain; once more
The teacher said, 'We will return to this lesson again later.'
Related Words
Word Breakdown
วกwókวกwók1[to] turn back; double back2[to] digress; veer off-topic3evasive; roundabout (speech)Part 1
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วกกลับwók glàpวกกลับwók glàp[to] double back; [to] turn back