สบตา(sòp dtaa)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] make eye contact; meet someone's eyes

to look directly into someone else's eyes; to meet someone's gaze

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสบตาsòp dtaaสบตาsòp dtaa1[to] make eye contact; meet someone's eyes2[to] look someone in the eye (implying honesty/confidence)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1smile2[to] smileให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permit
When he made eye contact with me, he smiled.
2VerbB1

[to] look someone in the eye (implying honesty/confidence)

to meet someone's eyes in a way that suggests honesty, confidence, or challenge (e.g., กล้าสบตา, ไม่กล้าสบตา)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำผิดtam pìtทำผิดtam pìt1[to] do wrong; make a mistake2[to] commit an offense; break a rule/lawมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyสบตาsòp dtaaสบตาsòp dtaa1[to] make eye contact; meet someone's eyes2[to] look someone in the eye (implying honesty/confidence)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)
He did something wrong, so he doesn't dare to look me in the eye.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

สบsòpสบsòp1[to] meet; encounter (form./lit.)2[to] suit; be compatible with3[to] meet eyes; make eye contactPart 1
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ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)5[to] stare; [to] gaze6turn (in a game)Part 2
สบตาsòp dtaaสบตาsòp dtaa[to] make eye contact; meet someone's eyes