แล่ไก่

lâe gài

Meanings

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[to] debone and slice chicken

to remove bones from a chicken and cut the meat into slices or fillets

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseสอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)แล่ไก่lâe gàiแล่ไก่lâe gài[to] debone and slice chickenเป็นชิ้นbpen chínเป็นชิ้นbpen chín1in pieces; piecewise2concrete; tangible; clear-cutบางๆbaang baangบางๆbaang baang1thin; fine (not thick)2thinly; in a thin layer3slight; faint; subtle4slightly; faintlyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveสลัดsà-làtสลัดsà-làt1salad2[to] shake off; fling; toss
Mom taught me to slice chicken thinly to make a salad.

Word Breakdown

แล่lâeแล่lâe[to] fillet; [to] slice thinly (meat/fish)Part 1
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ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3naive/green (slang)4chicken (Thai letter name)Part 2
แล่ไก่lâe gàiแล่ไก่lâe gài[to] debone and slice chicken