เถลไถล
tà-lĕh tà-lăiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] digress; go off topic
To talk about something other than the subject that should be discussed.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)เถลไถลtà-lĕh tà-lăiเถลไถลtà-lĕh tà-lăi1[to] digress; go off topic2[to] dawdle; [to] loiterไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] brag; boast3[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)อื่นèunอื่นèun1other; different; else2other; anotherเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] brag; boast3[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)เรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanwork matters; businessอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
Don't go off topic. We're talking about work.
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พอporฉันchănถามtăamเรื่องrêuuangเงินngernที่têeหายhăaiเขาkăoก็gâwเถลไถลtà-lĕh tà-lăiไปbpaiพูดpôotเรื่องrêuuangอื่นèunทันทีtan tee
As soon as I asked about the missing money, he immediately went off topic and talked about something else.
เราraoต้องdtôngตกลงdtòk longเรื่องrêuuangวันwanเดินทางdern taangก่อนgònอย่าเพิ่งyàa pêrngเถลไถลtà-lĕh tà-lăiไปbpaiคุยkuiเรื่องrêuuangอาหารaa-hăan
We need to agree on our travel dates first. Let's not get sidetracked talking about food yet.
แม้máeประธานbprà-taanจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamดึงdeungทุกคนtúk konกลับมาglàp maaที่têeประเด็นหลักbprà-den làkแต่dtàeผู้เข้าร่วมประชุมpôo kâo rûuam bprà-chumก็gâwยังyangเถลไถลtà-lĕh tà-lăiไปbpaiถกเถียงtòk tĭiangเรื่องrêuuangที่têeไม่mâiเกี่ยวข้องgìiao kôrng
Although the chair tried to bring everyone back to the main issue, the participants kept going off topic and debating unrelated matters.
2VerbB2
[to] dawdle; [to] loiter
to dawdle, loiter, dilly-dally, or wander off instead of going directly to a destination or doing what one is supposed to do
Examples
เลิกเรียนlêrk riianเลิกเรียนlêrk riian[to] finish school; [to] get out of class; school is outแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)รีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)กลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)มัวแต่muua dtàeมัวแต่muua dtàebe absorbed in; keep on (to the neglect of other things)เถลไถลtà-lĕh tà-lăiเถลไถลtà-lĕh tà-lăi1[to] digress; go off topic2[to] dawdle; [to] loiterไปที่bpai têeไปที่bpai têe[to] go to [somewhere]อื่นèunอื่นèun1other; different; else2other; another
After school, hurry home. Don't go dawdling anywhere else.
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He likes to wander off to play games and doesn't finish his homework.
ถ้าtâaพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanมัวแต่muua dtàeเถลไถลtà-lĕh tà-lăiในnaiเวลางานway-laa ngaanโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkนี้néeก็gâwคงไม่kong mâiเสร็จตามกำหนดsèt dtaam gam-nòt
If the employees keep loitering during work hours, this project probably won't be finished on schedule.
แม่mâeเตือนdteuuanลูกสาวlôok săaoว่าwâaอย่าyàaเถลไถลtà-lĕh tà-lăiระหว่างทางrá-wàang taangกลับบ้านglàp bâanเพราะpráwช่วงนี้chûuang néeฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkและláeมืดmêuutเร็วreo
The mother warned her daughter not to dawdle on the way home because lately it has been raining heavily and getting dark quickly.
Word Breakdown
เถลtà-lěeเถลtà-lěe1[to] wander off; [to] dawdle2[to] go off topic; [to] evade[to] wander off; [to] dawdlePart 1
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เถลไถลtà-lĕh tà-lăiเถลไถลtà-lĕh tà-lăi[to] digress; go off topic[to] digress; go off topicWord