เก่ารั่ว(gào rûua)
Meanings
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old and leaky
Describes something that is old and has developed a leak, often due to wear and tear.
Examples
ถังtăngถังtăng1classifier: buckets, bins, drums and tanks2container; bucket; bin; tankใบbaiใบbai1leaf2blade3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receiptนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เก่ารั่วgào rûuaเก่ารั่วgào rûuaold and leakyแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)
This bucket is old and leaky.
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Grandma's roof is old and leaky, so when it rains, water seeps in.
เราraoต้องdtôngเปลี่ยนbplìianหม้อน้ำmôr náamรถยนต์rót yonเพราะpráwอันanเดิมdermมันmanเก่ารั่วgào rûuaแล้วláeo
We have to replace the car radiator because the old one is old and leaky.
ที่บ้านtêe bâanมีmeeโอ่งòngดินเผาdin păoใบbaiใหญ่yàiที่têeเก่ารั่วgào rûuaจนjonใส่sàiน้ำnáamไม่ได้mâi dâaiแล้วláeoแต่dtàeแม่mâeก็gâwยังyangเก็บไว้gèp wáiปลูกbplòokบัวbuua
At home, there's a large earthen jar that is so old and leaky it can no longer hold water, but my mom still keeps it to plant lotuses.
Word Breakdown
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เก่ารั่วgào rûuaเก่ารั่วgào rûuaold and leaky