ไม่ต่อเนื่อง(mâi dtò-nêuuang)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

discontinuous; intermittent; sporadic

occurring with gaps or breaks; not continuous, steady, or consecutive (general and technical use)

Examples

สัญญาณโทรศัพท์săn-yaan toh-rá-sàpสัญญาณโทรศัพท์săn-yaan toh-rá-sàpmobile phone signal; receptionในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)บริเวณนี้bo-rí-wayn néeบริเวณนี้bo-rí-wayn néethis area; around hereไม่ต่อเนื่องmâi dtò-nêuuangไม่ต่อเนื่องmâi dtò-nêuuang1discontinuous; intermittent; sporadic2intermittently; discontinuouslyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] discuss; talk over2[to] date [sb]; be seeing [sb] (informal)3[to] brag; boast4[to] chat; talkแป๊บเดียวbpáep diiaoแป๊บเดียวbpáep diiao1for a moment; very briefly2just a moment!ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerหลุดlùtหลุดlùt1[to] come off; come loose2[to] slip out; leak3[to] escape; get free4off-target; out of bounds; out of placeแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
The phone signal in this area is not continuous at all; it cuts off after just a moment of talking.
2AdverbB2

intermittently; discontinuously

in a way that stops and starts or has breaks rather than proceeding without interruption

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateไม่ต่อเนื่องmâi dtò-nêuuangไม่ต่อเนื่องmâi dtò-nêuuang1discontinuous; intermittent; sporadic2intermittently; discontinuouslyเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerหยุดเล่นyùt lênหยุดเล่นyùt lên1[to] stop playing2[to] stop fooling around; cut it outโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)ซักทีsák teeซักทีsák teeat last; finally; already (urging)
He works intermittently, stopping to play on his phone, so the work never gets finished.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)Part 1
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ต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuangต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuang1continuously; continually2continuous; continualPart 2
ไม่ต่อเนื่องmâi dtò-nêuuangไม่ต่อเนื่องmâi dtò-nêuuangdiscontinuous; intermittent; sporadic