ออกทะเล(òk tá-lay)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] go out to sea; [to] set sail
to go out to sea; to set sail
Examples
2VerbB2
[to] go off-topic; [to] digress
to go off-topic; to digress; to deviate from the main point or lose the plot (often used to describe conversations, stories, or movies)
Examples
คุยกันkui ganคุยกันkui gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)เรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanwork matters; businessอยู่ดีๆyòo dee deeอยู่ดีๆyòo dee deesuddenly; out of the blue; for no apparent reasonทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)ประเด็นbprà-denประเด็นbprà-den1point; issue2topic; subject3legal point; matter at issueถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reachออกทะเลòk tá-layออกทะเลòk tá-lay1[to] go out to sea; [to] set sail2[to] go off-topic; [to] digressไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)3elliptical answer marker
We were just talking about work, how did the topic suddenly go completely off track?
Word Breakdown
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ออกทะเลòk tá-layออกทะเลòk tá-lay[to] go out to sea; [to] set sail