เดินดิน

dern din

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] walk on the ground

To walk on the ground, as opposed to flying or using a vehicle.

Examples

ซูเปอร์แมนบินsuu-per-mæn-binได้แต่dâai dtàeได้แต่dâai dtàecan only; do nothing but; merelyพวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเดินดินdern dinเดินดินdern din1[to] walk on the ground2down-to-earth; ordinary; humble3terrestrial; land-dwelling
Superman can fly, but we have to walk on the ground.
2NounB1

terrestrial; land-dwelling

Living or moving on land; not flying or swimming (e.g., land animals).

Examples

ช้างcháangช้างcháangelephantเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)เดินดินdern dinเดินดินdern din1[to] walk on the ground2down-to-earth; ordinary; humble3terrestrial; land-dwellingตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)ที่อาศัยtêe aa-săiที่อาศัยtêe aa-săiresidence; dwelling; habitatอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3jungle (tropical forest)4wild; uncultivated (of land)
Elephants are large land animals that live in the forest.
3NounB2

down-to-earth; ordinary; humble

Ordinary, humble, and down-to-earth; living like a common person (often said of someone of high status who acts unpretentiously).

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsดาราดังdaa-raa dangดาราดังdaa-raa dangfamous star; celebrityที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่ถือตัวmâi tĕuu dtuuaไม่ถือตัวmâi tĕuu dtuuaunassuming; not snobbishชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketข้าวแกงkâao gaengข้าวแกงkâao gaeng1rice with prepared curries/dishes2curry-rice stall/eateryข้างทางkâang taangข้างทางkâang taang1roadside/wayside2by the road/along the way3roadside (as a modifier)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนเดินดินkon dern dinคนเดินดินkon dern dinordinary person; average person; commonerมากๆmâak mâakมากๆmâak mâakvery; extremely; so much (emphatic)
She's a famous actress who isn't arrogant; she likes to eat at roadside stalls, a very down-to-earth person.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)Part 1
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ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4electrical ground; earth (electrical)Part 2
เดินดินdern dinเดินดินdern din[to] walk on the ground