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
Similar Meaning
แก้ปัญหาเฉพาะหน้าgâe bpan-hăa chà-pór nâaแก้ปัญหาเฉพาะหน้าgâe bpan-hăa chà-pór nâa[to] solve an immediate problem; [to] improvise
[to] solve an immediate problem; [to] improvise
ถูๆ ไถๆtŏo tŏo tăi tăiถูๆ ไถๆtŏo tŏo tăi tăibarely; roughly; in a makeshift way
barely; roughly; in a makeshift way
พอถูไถpo tŏo tăiพอถูไถpo tŏo tăi1good enough; passable2[to] get by; make do
- good enough; passable
- [to] get by; make do
พลางๆplaang-plaangพลางๆplaang-plaangfor the time being; temporarily
for the time being; temporarily
อิมโพรไวส์im-proh-wáiอิมโพรไวส์im-proh-wái1[to] improvise (perform/create without preparation)2[to] make do; jury-rig
- [to] improvise (perform/create without preparation)
- [to] make do; jury-rig
Word Breakdown
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แก้ขัดgâe kàtแก้ขัดgâe kàt[to] make do; [to] use as a temporary solution