วอกแวก(wôk wâek)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
distracted; easily distracted; scatterbrained
having attention that is unfocused or easily drawn away from the task; also describing a person who tends to lose focus
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)วอกแวกwôk wâekวอกแวกwôk wâek1distracted; easily distracted; scatterbrained2[to] get distracted; [to] lose focusง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readily3straightforward; uncomplicatedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneคุยกันkui ganคุยกันkui gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)ตลอดdtà-lòtตลอดdtà-lòt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)3always; all the timeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: rooms
Today I get distracted very easily because there’s constant chatter in the room.
2VerbB1
[to] get distracted; [to] lose focus
to have one’s attention diverted from what one is doing; to fail to concentrate
Examples
ตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodทำการบ้านtam gaan bâanทำการบ้านtam gaan bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)วอกแวกwôk wâekวอกแวกwôk wâek1distracted; easily distracted; scatterbrained2[to] get distracted; [to] lose focusตั้งใจdtâng jaiตั้งใจdtâng jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)
When doing homework, I don’t get distracted; I focus on finishing it.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เสียสมาธิsĭia sà-maa-tíเสียสมาธิsĭia sà-maa-tí[to] lose concentration; [to] be distracted
[to] lose concentration; [to] be distracted
ไขว้เขวkwâi kwăyไขว้เขวkwâi kwăydistracted; confused; unsettled; wavering
distracted; confused; unsettled; wavering
ไม่มีสมาธิmâi mee sà-maa-tíไม่มีสมาธิmâi mee sà-maa-tíunfocused; distracted; unable to concentrate
unfocused; distracted; unable to concentrate
เขวkăyเขวkăy1not straight; slanted2distracted; off-track3[to] swerve; deviate
- not straight; slanted
- distracted; off-track
- [to] swerve; deviate
หลุดโฟกัสlùt foh-gátหลุดโฟกัสlùt foh-gát1out of focus (image)2[to] lose focus; get distracted3unfocused (figurative)
- out of focus (image)
- [to] lose focus; get distracted
- unfocused (figurative)