ไถๆ(tăi tăi)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] scroll
to scroll continuously or aimlessly through a smartphone or social media feed
Examples
ก่อนนอนgòn nonก่อนนอนgòn non1before bed; before sleeping; at bedtime2bedtime (as a modifier)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)หยิบมือyìp meuหยิบมือyìp meu1a pinch; a small handful; a handful [classifier]2a pinch (small amount)3a small number (people/things)4classifier: pinchถือมาtĕu maaถือมาtĕu maa[to] bring [sth] here (by carrying); [to] carry [sth] hereไถๆtăi tăiไถๆtăi tăi1[to] scroll2[to] mooch; [to] extort3[to] plow; [to] scrape4[to] muddle through; [to] wing itดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeรูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4Buddha image; statue5grammatical formเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
Before bed, I like to grab my phone and just scroll through friends' photos.
2VerbB1
[to] plow; [to] scrape
to plow, scrape, or slide continuously
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisเข่าkàoเข่าkàokneeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ไถๆtăi tăiไถๆtăi tăi1[to] scroll2[to] mooch; [to] extort3[to] plow; [to] scrape4[to] muddle through; [to] wing itกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พื้นสนามpêun sà-năamพื้นสนามpêun sà-năamfield surface; court surfaceจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofกางเกงgaang gayngกางเกงgaang gayng1pants; trousers2classifier: ตัว (for pants)ขาดkàatขาดkàat1[to] lack; be without2[to] be short of; run short of; run out of3[to] tear; rip4lacking; deficient5[to] be absent; miss (an occurrence)6[to] be cut off; be severed7[to] miss [sth]; omit
Kids like to scrape their knees along the playground floor until their pants tear.
3VerbB2
[to] mooch; [to] extort
to repeatedly or casually ask for money; to mooch or extort
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเงินเดือนngern deuuanเงินเดือนngern deuuansalary; monthly payหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)หาเรื่องhăa rêuuangหาเรื่องhăa rêuuang1[to] pick a fight; provoke2[to] seek a pretext3[to] court troubleไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ไถๆtăi tăiไถๆtăi tăi1[to] scroll2[to] mooch; [to] extort3[to] plow; [to] scrape4[to] muddle through; [to] wing itข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtclose friend; best friendกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketเป็นประจำbpen bprà-jamเป็นประจำbpen bprà-jamregularly; habitually; routinely
When his salary runs out, he regularly makes excuses to mooch food off his close friends.
4VerbB2
[to] muddle through; [to] wing it
to keep doing something roughly or carelessly just to get by, without a clear plan or much effort
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsชิ้นนี้chín néeชิ้นนี้chín née1this piece/item2this piece of [noun]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveแบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleไถๆtăi tăiไถๆtăi tăi1[to] scroll2[to] mooch; [to] extort3[to] plow; [to] scrape4[to] muddle through; [to] wing itไปให้bpai hâiไปให้bpai hâi[to] go give [sth] [to sb]เสร็จทันเวลาsèt tan way-laaเสร็จทันเวลาsèt tan way-laa[to] finish on timeไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ใส่ใจsài jaiใส่ใจsài jai1[to] pay close attention to; be attentive to2[to] care about; be concerned for3attentive; caring (attrib.)รายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiat1detail; details2particulars; specifications3[to] detail (specify)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2which; what (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
He just did this piece of work carelessly to get it done on time; he didn't pay attention to any details at all.