เทศนาแก่(tay-sà-năa gàe)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] preach to [sb] (religious)

to deliver a religious sermon to someone; แก่แก่gàe1old (age)2to; toward (recipient/affected party)3ripe; mature (food/drink) [often overripe]4for; with regard to5dark (color); strong (drink) marks the recipient of the preaching.

Examples

ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันพระwan práวันพระwan práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)หลวงพ่อlŭuang pâwหลวงพ่อlŭuang pâw1Venerable monk (form of address)2revered Buddha image/statue3respected elder monk (specific abbot)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เทศนาแก่tay-sà-năa gàeเทศนาแก่tay-sà-năa gàe1[to] preach to [sb] (religious)2[to] lecture/harangue [sb] (figurative)ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ที่มาtêe maaที่มาtêe maa1background; provenance; etymology2source; reference (citation)3origin; sourceทำบุญtam bunทำบุญtam bun1[to] make merit; perform religious good deeds2hold a merit-making ceremonyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measure
On every Buddhist holy day, the monk delivers a sermon to the villagers who come to make merit at the temple.
2VerbB2

[to] lecture/harangue [sb] (figurative)

to talk at someone in a moralizing or scolding way; to lecture someone at length.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)กลับบ้านดึกglàp bâan dèukกลับบ้านดึกglàp bâan dèuk[to] go home late (at night); get home lateแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเทศนาแก่tay-sà-năa gàeเทศนาแก่tay-sà-năa gàe1[to] preach to [sb] (religious)2[to] lecture/harangue [sb] (figurative)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชุดใหญ่chút yàiชุดใหญ่chút yài1large set; full combo; big portion2big time; heavilyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
As soon as I got home late, my mom started giving me a long lecture.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เทศนาtêt-sà-năaเทศนาtêt-sà-năa1[to] preach; deliver a sermon2sermon; homilyPart 1
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แก่gàeแก่gàe1old (age)2to; toward (recipient/affected party)3ripe; mature (food/drink) [often overripe]4for; with regard to5dark (color); strong (drink)Part 2
เทศนาแก่tay-sà-năa gàeเทศนาแก่tay-sà-năa gàe[to] preach to [sb] (religious)