อด(òt)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] refrain; [to] resist (doing)

to stop oneself from doing something; to hold back from an action

Examples

ปกติbpòk-gà-dtìปกติbpòk-gà-dtì1normal; usual; ordinary2normally; usually3normal state; normฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutตลอดdtà-lòtตลอดdtà-lòt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)3always; all the timeแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)อดòtอดòt1[to] refrain; [to] resist (doing)2[to] fast; [to] abstain from food3cannot help but (with ได้/ไม่ไหว construction)4[to] go without; [to] forgoพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserve
Normally I always talk, but today I will hold back from talking about this.
2VerbA2

[to] go without; [to] forgo

to do without something desired or needed, willingly or unwillingly

Examples

เดือนนี้deuuan néeเดือนนี้deuuan née1this month (current month)2this month; during this monthฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightอดขนมòt kà-nŏmอดขนมòt kà-nŏm[to] refrain from sweets; go without snacks/dessertเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ไม่พอmâi poไม่พอmâi po1not enough; insufficient2not enough; not sufficiently
This month I have to do without snacks because I don't have enough money.
3VerbB1

[to] fast; [to] abstain from food

to not eat for a period, often for religious, health, or ritual reasons

Examples

พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)อดอาหารòt aa-hăanอดอาหารòt aa-hăan1[to] fast; abstain from eating2[to] go hungry; go without foodครึ่งวันkrûng wanครึ่งวันkrûng wan1half-day (time period)2half-day (lasting for half a day)เพื่อสุขภาพpêuua sùk-kà-pâapเพื่อสุขภาพpêuua sùk-kà-pâap1for health; for one's health2healthy; healthful (used after a noun)
Tomorrow I will fast for half a day for my health.
4VerbB1

cannot help but (with ได้ได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed/ไม่ไหวไม่ไหวmâi wăi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannot construction)

used with auxiliaries (e.g., อดไม่ได้อดไม่ได้òt mâi dâai[to] be unable to resist [doing sth]) to mean ‘cannot refrain from’ doing something

Examples

เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเค้กkékเค้กkékcake (sweet baked dessert)ชิ้นนี้chín néeชิ้นนี้chín née1this piece/item2this piece of [noun]แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อดไม่ได้òt mâi dâaiอดไม่ได้òt mâi dâai[to] be unable to resist [doing sth]ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightชิมchimชิมchim1[to] taste; sample (food or drink)2[to] try a small amount3[to] try (small amount) before decidingสักsàkสักsàk1teak2[to] tattoo3about; approximately4any; even (a little); at all5[classifier] treeคำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterances
When I see this piece of cake, I can't help it—I have to taste a bite.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

งดngótงดngót1[to] refrain; abstain (from)2[to] suspend; cancel; cease (temporarily)
  • [to] refrain; abstain (from)
  • [to] suspend; cancel; cease (temporarily)
งดอาหารngót aa-hăanงดอาหารngót aa-hăan[to] fast; [to] abstain from food

[to] fast; [to] abstain from food

ชวดchûuatชวดchûuat1[to] miss out; fail to get2Year of the Rat (Chinese zodiac)3great-grandparent
  • [to] miss out; fail to get
  • Year of the Rat (Chinese zodiac)
  • great-grandparent
อดอาหารòt aa-hăanอดอาหารòt aa-hăan1[to] fast; abstain from eating2[to] go hungry; go without food
  • [to] fast; abstain from eating
  • [to] go hungry; go without food
ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
  • cannot; not allowed; impossible
  • did not
  • [to] fail to get/receive [sth]
  • unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)
  • No way!; absolutely not
  • not really/actually (corrective)