เรียกแขก(rîiak kàek)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] attract customers; draw a crowd
to get more customers or people to come, for example by making noise or running a promotion.
Examples
ร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanrestaurant; eateryเปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onเพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesเสียงดังsĭiang dangเสียงดังsĭiang dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเรียกแขกrîiak kàekเรียกแขกrîiak kàek1[to] draw attention (often unwanted)2[to] attract customers; draw a crowd
The restaurant plays loud music to attract customers.
2VerbB2
[to] draw attention (often unwanted)
to draw attention by causing a stir or being loud, often bringing unwanted notice.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offทำเสียงดังtam sĭiang dangทำเสียงดังtam sĭiang dang[to] make a loud noiseในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanrestaurant; eateryสิsìสิsì1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)3[!] reassuring/affirming particleเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เรียกแขกrîiak kàekเรียกแขกrîiak kàek1[to] draw attention (often unwanted)2[to] attract customers; draw a crowdให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personมองmongมองmong1[to] watch; observe2[to] view; regard; consider3[to] look at
Don't be so loud in the restaurant. You're going to draw unwanted attention from other people.
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Word Breakdown
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เรียกแขกrîiak kàekเรียกแขกrîiak kàek[to] attract customers; draw a crowd