เข้าทาง
kâo taang
Meanings
1NounB1
be on/along the way; be convenient
to be situated on the route to a destination or be conveniently on the way; also, to be convenient or favorable to do
Examples
แวะwáeแวะwáe[to] stop by; drop inร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerก็ได้gôr dâaiก็ได้gôr dâai1[phr] okay; fine; that works2[phr] ... is also acceptable3[phr] you may; if you want4[phr] it's okay if; it's fine to5[phr] optionality / non-necessityเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)เข้าทางkâo taangเข้าทางkâo taang1[to] play into [sb]’s hands; suit [sb]’s plan2be on/along the way; be convenientไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofอยู่แล้วyòo láewอยู่แล้วyòo láew1already; anyway; of course2by nature; inherently
We can stop by this shop first because it’s on the way to Dad’s house anyway.
2NounB2
[to] play into [sb]’s hands; suit [sb]’s plan
to work to someone’s advantage or fit their plan, often unexpectedly; to play into [sb]’s hands
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพลาดplâatพลาดplâat1[to] miss; fail to catch; fail to attend2[to] make a mistake; slip up3mistaken; in errorพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutความลับkwaam lápความลับkwaam láp1a secret2secrecy; confidentiality3mystery; hidden truthก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยิ่งyîngยิ่งyîng1even; increasingly; more2the more … (the more …)3very; exceedingly (formal/emphatic)เข้าทางkâo taangเข้าทางkâo taang1[to] play into [sb]’s hands; suit [sb]’s plan2be on/along the way; be convenientคู่แข่งkôo kàengคู่แข่งkôo kàeng1competitor; rival2opponentทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
As soon as he slipped and revealed the secret, it immediately played into the rival’s hands.
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Word Breakdown
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เข้าทางkâo taangเข้าทางkâo taangbe on/along the way; be convenient