วางหมาก(waang màak)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] place a piece
to place a piece on a board during a game such as chess or checkers
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillวางหมากwaang màakวางหมากwaang màak1[to] strategize; [to] lay out a plan2[to] place a pieceลงบนlong bonลงบนlong bononto; upon (onto a surface)กระดานgrà-daanกระดานgrà-daan1board; plank2board (blackboard/whiteboard)3game boardอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaslowly; at a slow pace
He placed the piece on the board slowly.
2VerbB2
[to] strategize; [to] lay out a plan
to plan a strategy, make a strategic move, or lay out a plan carefully
Examples
หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefวางหมากwaang màakวางหมากwaang màak1[to] strategize; [to] lay out a plan2[to] place a pieceมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerดีมากdee mâakดีมากdee mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very wellทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)ก็เลยgôr loeiก็เลยgôr loeiso; therefore; as a resultได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)โปรเจกต์bproh-jèkโปรเจกต์bproh-jèk1project (work/assignment)2project (informal endeavor/side project)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behave
The boss planned the strategy very well, so our team got to do this project.
Word Breakdown
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วางหมากwaang màakวางหมากwaang màak[to] place a piece