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dâai gaan
Meanings
1NounB1
acceptable; satisfactory; effective
Effective, acceptable, or satisfactory; gets the job done.
Examples
ยาแก้ปวดyaa gâe bpùuatยาแก้ปวดyaa gâe bpùuatpainkiller; pain relieverหัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5beginning; initial part6classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins7to bud; to sprout8header; title; headlineเม็ดmétเม็ดmét1grain; bead; pellet2seed; kernel3tablet; pill4drop; raindrop5classifier: small round itemsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ได้การdâai gaanได้การdâai gaan1acceptable; satisfactory; effective2serious; significant (of a situation)ดีมากdee mâakดีมากdee mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very well
This headache pill works very effectively after taking it.
2NounB2
serious; significant (of a situation)
Of a matter or situation: becoming serious or important; no longer trivial.
Examples
ตอนแรกdton râekตอนแรกdton râek1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginningก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerคุยกันkui ganคุยกันkui gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)ดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; properแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เริ่มขึ้นrêrm kûenเริ่มขึ้นrêrm kûen[to] begin; [to] startเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)สงสัยsŏng săiสงสัยsŏng săi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3doubt; suspicion4I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)จะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matter
At first they were talking nicely, but now they're starting to raise their voices. I suspect things are about to get serious.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ได้ผลdâi pŏnได้ผลdâi pŏn1[to] be effective; get results; work2[to] pay off; yield returns; show results
- [to] be effective; get results; work
- [to] pay off; yield returns; show results
ใช้ได้chái dâiใช้ได้chái dâi1usable; serviceable2acceptable; satisfactory; decent3valid; permitted4fairly; quite; reasonably5Not bad! Pretty good!6applicable; applies; holds true
- usable; serviceable
- acceptable; satisfactory; decent
- valid; permitted
- fairly; quite; reasonably
- Not bad! Pretty good!
- applicable; applies; holds true
เอาเรื่องao rêuuangเอาเรื่องao rêuuang1[to] take action against [sb]; [to] make an issue of [sth]2tough; troublesome; serious
- [to] take action against [sb]; [to] make an issue of [sth]
- tough; troublesome; serious
Word Breakdown
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ได้การdâai gaanได้การdâai gaanacceptable; satisfactory; effective