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Meanings

1NounA2

[to] shine (a light); illuminate

to direct light onto something so it can be seen more clearly

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ส่องไฟsòng faiส่องไฟsòng fai1[to] shine a light on; illuminate2[to] spotlight [sb/sth]; use stage/film lightingฉายchăaiฉายchăai1[to] screen; show; air2to appear/air (on media)3epithet; alias (as in ฉายา)4[to] emit; radiate (light/glow)5[to] project (light/image)ไปที่bpai têeไปที่bpai têe[to] go to [somewhere]ใต้dtâiใต้dtâi1under; beneath; below2southern region; the South3southern; of the South (often as prefix ใต้-)4below; underneath (adverb)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2desk
I shone a flashlight under the table.
2NounB1

[to] examine closely; inspect

to look at something carefully, often using a tool such as a scope, mirror, or magnifier

Examples

หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]กระจกgrà-jòkกระจกgrà-jòk1mirror2glass (material; pane; sheet)3glass cover/lens (devices)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleส่องsòngส่องsòng1[to] shine (a light); illuminate2[to] examine closely; inspect3[to] snoop; check out (informal)4[to] observe; surveyดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeคอkoคอko1neck2throat3collar; neckline4neck (of an object)5enthusiast; -lover (as suffix)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineอย่างละเอียดyàang lá-ìiatอย่างละเอียดyàang lá-ìiat1thoroughly; in detail; meticulously2finely; into very small pieces
The doctor used a small mirror to carefully examine my throat.
3NounB1

[to] observe; survey

to look over or scan an area or situation to assess it

Examples

เดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpaiเดินเข้าไปdern kâo bpai[to] walk in; [to] walk into [somewhere]ส่องsòngส่องsòng1[to] shine (a light); illuminate2[to] examine closely; inspect3[to] snoop; check out (informal)4[to] observe; surveyบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Go in and check out the atmosphere at the event before deciding whether to stay.
4NounB2

[to] snoop; check out (informal)

to look into someone’s information or activities, especially on social media, often without their knowledge (informal)

Examples

หลังเลิกงานlăng lêrk ngaanหลังเลิกงานlăng lêrk ngaanafter workฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ส่องsòngส่องsòng1[to] shine (a light); illuminate2[to] examine closely; inspect3[to] snoop; check out (informal)4[to] observe; surveyโซเชียลso-chîianโซเชียลso-chîian1social (online; informal)2social media (short form; informal)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsดาราdaa-raaดาราdaa-raa1celebrity; star (entertainment)2star (astronomy) [formal/lit.]เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดูว่าduu wâaดูว่าduu wâa[to] see if; [to] check whetherเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitที่ไหนtêe năiที่ไหนtêe năi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.)บ้างbâangบ้างbâang1sometimes; occasionally2plural/variety marker (after question/request)3somewhat; at least a little4some; any (unspecified, small set)
After work I like to snoop on celebrities’ socials to see where they travel.

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