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1VerbA2
[to] plow; [to] till
to turn and break up soil with a plow to prepare land for crops
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toไถนาtǎi-naaไถนาtǎi-naa[to] plough a paddy field; till a rice fieldแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoearly in the morning; since early morningเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)
Dad went out to plow the field early to prepare the soil.
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หลังlăngฝนfŏnหยุดyùtชาวบ้านchaao bâanเริ่มrêrmไถtăiแปลงผักbplaeng pàkเพื่อpêuuaปลูกผักbplòok pàkรุ่นใหม่rûn mài
After the rain stopped, villagers started plowing the vegetable plots to plant a new crop.
This tractor plows the soil quickly, allowing rice to be planted in time for the season.
ก่อนgònหว่านwàanเมล็ดmá-létเขาkăoจะjàไถtăiดะdàแล้วláeoไถtăiพรวนpruuanซ้ำsámเพื่อให้pêuua hâiดินร่วนซุยdin rûuan suiเหมาะกับmòr gàpการgaanงอกngôk
Before sowing, he does the initial plowing and then harrowing again so the soil becomes loose and suitable for germination.
2NounB1
plow; plough
a farming implement for turning over soil before planting; a plow
Examples
ชาวนาchaao naaชาวนาchaao naarice farmerจูงjoongจูงjoong1[to] lead by hand/rope/leash2[to] lead; [to] induce (figurative)ไถtăiไถtăi1[to] plow; [to] till2plow; plough3[to] shave (very close); [to] clip4[to] scroll/swipe through (slang)5[to] squeeze money out of [sb] (slang)ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทุ่งนาtûng naaทุ่งนาtûng naarice field; paddy fieldในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1morning (time period)2in the morning
The farmer leads the wooden plow to the field in the morning.
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สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònคนใช้kon cháiไถtăiกับgàpควายkwaaiแต่dtàeตอนนี้dton néeหลายlăaiบ้านbâanเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian bpenรถไถrót tăiแล้วláeo
In the past people used a plow with buffalo, but now many households have switched to tractors.
ร้านráanช่างเหล็กchâang lèkในnaiหมู่บ้านmòo bâanยังyangรับrápซ่อมsômไถtăiแบบโบราณbàep boh-raanอยู่yòo
The village blacksmith still repairs traditional plows.
ไถtăiแบบbàepเหล็กlèkคมkomช่วยให้chûuai hâiดินdinพลิกตัวplík dtuuaได้ดีdâai deeและláeลดแรงlót raengของkŏngควายkwaaiลงlongมากmâak
A sharp steel plow helps the soil turn effectively and greatly reduces the buffalo’s effort.
3VerbB2
[to] shave (very close); [to] clip
to shave or cut hair very close to the skin (e.g., ไถผมทรงสกินเฮด)
Examples
พี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingไปไถbpai tăiไปไถbpai tăi1[to] go plough2[to] go scrounge money off [sb]; go extort money (slang)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixสกินเฮดsà-gin hétสกินเฮดsà-gin hét1shaved-head style; skinhead haircut2skinhead (subculture member; shaved head)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónhot weatherมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My older brother shaved his head to a skinhead style because the weather is very hot.
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ก่อนgònเข้าkâoค่ายทหารkâai tá-hăanเขาkăoต้องdtôngไถtăiผมpŏmให้เกรียนhâi grianตามdtaamระเบียบrá-bìiap
Before entering military camp, he had to shave his hair very close to the scalp according to regulations.
ช่างchângถามtăamว่าwâaอยากyàakไถtăiด้านข้างdâan kâangให้hâiเกลี้ยงglîiangหรือrĕuเหลือlĕuuaฟุ้งfúngๆ-นิดหน่อยnít nòi
The barber asked whether you want the sides shaved clean or left slightly fuzzy.
เธอterตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiไถtăiผมpŏmทั้งtángศีรษะsĕe-sàเพื่อpêuuaเริ่มต้นใหม่rôem dtôn màiหลังจากlăng jàakผมpŏmเสียsĭiaจากjàakการทำสีgaan tam sĕeซ้ำsámๆ-
She decided to shave her entire head to start fresh after repeated dyeing damaged her hair.
4VerbB2
[to] scroll/swipe through (slang)
to move through content on a phone or screen by swiping, often quickly and repeatedly (informal)
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น้องnóngน้องnóng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ไถtăiไถtăi1[to] plow; [to] till2plow; plough3[to] shave (very close); [to] clip4[to] scroll/swipe through (slang)5[to] squeeze money out of [sb] (slang)ฟีดfèetฟีดfèet1feed (content stream)2[to] feed (supply content/data to [sth])3feed; audio or video transmissionทั้งเช้าtáng cháoทั้งเช้าtáng cháoall morning; the whole morningจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแบตจะหมดbàet jà mòtแบตจะหมดbàet jà mòtthe battery is about to run outแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
My sister has been scrolling the feed all morning until the battery is almost dead.
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I absentmindedly kept swiping through stories and lost track of time.
เขาkăoชอบchôpไถtăiหน้าจอnâa joเร็วreoๆ-เพื่อpêuuaดูข่าวdoo kàaoสั้นsânหลายlăaiแหล่งlàengโดยdoiไม่mâiอ่านàanละเอียดlá-ìiat
He likes to swipe through the screen quickly to skim short news from many sources without reading closely.
พอporเครียดkrîatๆ-ฉันchănจะjàไถtăiทวิตtá-wítอย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reoเหมือนmĕuuanหวังwăngให้hâiอะไรบางอย่างà-rai baang yàangสะดุดตาsà-dùt dtaaแล้วláeoพาpaaออกจากòk jàakโหมดคิดmòht kítมากmâak
When I’m stressed, I rapidly scroll through Twitter, hoping something catches my eye and pulls me out of overthinking.
5VerbB2
[to] squeeze money out of [sb] (slang)
To pressure someone to give you money, often unfairly or by repeatedly asking.
Examples
เลิกlêrkเลิกlêrk1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] end; be over (class/work/event)3[to] break up; separate4[to] cancel; abolish; discontinueไถtăiไถtăi1[to] plow; [to] till2plow; plough3[to] shave (very close); [to] clip4[to] scroll/swipe through (slang)5[to] squeeze money out of [sb] (slang)เงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้แล้วdâai láewได้แล้วdâai láewgot it; done; now possibleอาทิตย์aa-títอาทิตย์aa-tít1classifier for weeks2the Sun3week4Sunday (abbr.)5given nameนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสามsăamสามsăamthree (3)รอบrôpรอบrôp1around; surrounding2round; cycle; lap; turn3time slot; session4perimeter; circumference; surrounding area5classifier: rounds; laps; showings6all around; fullyแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Stop pestering me for money. You've already asked three times this week.
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รุ่นพี่rûn pêeดักdàkไถtăiเงินngernรุ่นน้องrûn nóngหน้าnâaโรงเรียนrong rianรุ่นน้องrûn nóngเลยloieไม่mâiกล้าglâaเดินdernกลับglàpคนเดียวkon diiao
An older student cornered a younger student outside the school and demanded money, so the younger student is now afraid to walk home alone.
ถึงtĕungจะjàเป็นbpenเพื่อนpêuuanกันganแต่dtàeถ้าtâaเขาkăoไถtăiเงินngernเธอterทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeเจอjerเธอterก็gâwควรkuuanบอกให้bòk hâiชัดchátว่าwâaไม่ให้mâi hâiแล้วláeo
Even if you're friends, if he pressures you for money every time you meet, you should make it clear that you won't give him any more.
เจ้าของร้านjâo kŏng ráanแจ้งjâengตำรวจdtam-rùuatหลังจากlăng jàakมีmeeกลุ่มวัยรุ่นglùm wai-rûnมาmaaไถtăiเงินngernและláeขู่kòoว่าwâaจะjàพังpangร้านráanถ้าtâaไม่mâiยอมyomจ่ายjàai
The shop owner contacted the police after a group of teenagers demanded money and threatened to wreck the shop if the owner refused to pay.