เดินบนดิน(dern bon din)

Meanings

1VerbA1

[to] walk on the ground

to walk on the ground or earth, not on a raised surface such as a stage or platform

Examples

เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)วิ่งเล่นwîng lênวิ่งเล่นwîng lên[to] run around for fun; rompเดินบนดินdern bon dinเดินบนดินdern bon din1[to] be down-to-earth; [to] be realistic2[to] walk on the ground
Children like to run and play, walking on the ground.
2VerbB2

[to] be down-to-earth; [to] be realistic

to be practical and realistic; to not have unrealistic ideas or expectations (figurative).

Examples

ถึงแม้tĕung máeถึงแม้tĕung máe1even though; although2even ifเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)รวยruuayรวยruuay1rich; wealthy2pungent; overpowering (smell/taste) [informal]มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเดินบนดินdern bon dinเดินบนดินdern bon din1[to] be down-to-earth; [to] be realistic2[to] walk on the groundและláeและláeand (coordinating)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ชีวิตเรียบง่ายchee-wít rîiap ngâaiชีวิตเรียบง่ายchee-wít rîiap ngâaia simple life
Even though he is very rich, he is a down-to-earth person who lives a simple life.

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