แก้ขัด

gâe kàt

Meanings

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[to] make do; [to] use as a temporary solution

to use or do something as a temporary, makeshift solution when the ideal option is not available.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockช้อนchónช้อนchón1spoon2[to] scoop; ladle3classifier: spoons (one spoonful)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)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]ตะเกียบdtà-gìiapตะเกียบdtà-gìiap1chopsticks2pair (of chopsticks) [classifier]คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleกาแฟgaa-faeกาแฟgaa-faecoffee (drink; beans; plant)แก้ขัดgâe kàtแก้ขัดgâe kàt[to] make do; [to] use as a temporary solutionไปก่อนbpai gònไปก่อนbpai gòn1[to] leave first; go ahead (before others)2I'll get going now; you go ahead (set phrase)
I don't have a spoon, so I'm using chopsticks to stir my coffee as a makeshift solution for now.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แก้gâeแก้gâe1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] edit; revise; amend4[to] take off (clothes)5[to] remedy; treat; counteractPart 1
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ขัดkàtขัดkàt1[to] feel awkward; be ill at ease2[to] scrub; scour3abrasive; scratchy4[to] obstruct; block5[to] polish; buff6[to] oppose; contradictPart 2
แก้ขัดgâe kàtแก้ขัดgâe kàt[to] make do; [to] use as a temporary solution