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layMeaning
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sea (Southern Thai)
The sea; a Southern Thai form of ทะเลทะเลtá-lee1seaside; the beach2sea, also found in expressions referring to coastal people and life.
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พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)เลlayเลlaysea (Southern Thai)ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàefrom; since (starting point)ฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2light blue; sky blue3heaven; divine realmยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)สว่างsà-wàangสว่างsà-wàang1bright; well-lit2[to] become bright; be illuminated3clear; evident (figurative)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryมาพร้อมmaa prómมาพร้อมmaa próm[to] come with [sb/sth]; [to] be accompanied by [sth]ปลาสดbplaa sòtปลาสดbplaa sòtfresh fishเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullลำเรือlam reuuaลำเรือlam reuuahull of a boat/ship
Dad went out to sea before dawn and came back with a boat full of fresh fish.
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เย็นนี้yen néeไปbpaiนั่งnângกินข้าวgin kâaoริมrimเลlayกันganไหมmăiจะได้jà dâaiดูdooพระอาทิตย์ตกprá aa-tít dtòkด้วยdûuay
Shall we have dinner by the sea this evening? We can watch the sunset too.
ช่วงchûuangมรสุมmo-rá-sŭmชาวประมงchaao bprà-mongแถวบ้านtăeo bâanไม่ค่อยmâi kôiออกòkเลlayเพราะpráwคลื่นลมklêun lomแรงraengจนjonเรือreuuaลำเล็กlam lékอาจàatรับไม่ไหวráp mâi wăi
During the monsoon, the local fishermen rarely go out to sea because the wind and waves can be too much for small boats.
แม้máeจะjàย้ายyáaiไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanในเมืองnai meuuangหลายlăaiปีbpeeเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangคิดkítถึงชีวิตtěung chee-wítริมrimเลlayที่têeได้dâiตื่นมาdtèun maaฟังfangเสียงคลื่นsĭiang klêunทุกเช้าtúk cháo
Although he moved to the city for work years ago, he still misses life by the sea, where he woke up to the sound of waves every morning.