ไม่เข้าท่า(mâi kâao tâa)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
ridiculous; unreasonable
ridiculous, unreasonable, or not making sense
Examples
ไอเดียai-diiaไอเดียai-diia1idea; thought2concept; creative ideaนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่เข้าท่าmâi kâao tâaไม่เข้าท่าmâi kâao tâa1ridiculous; unreasonable2inappropriate; improperเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไม่ควรmâi kuuanไม่ควรmâi kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperทำตามtam dtaamทำตามtam dtaam1follow; comply; obey2[to] imitate [sb]; copy; do likewise3conform to; follow a modelนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
This idea is completely ridiculous. We shouldn't follow it.
2AdjectiveB2
inappropriate; improper
inappropriate, improper, or unseemly (often referring to behavior or actions)
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua1[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneself2[to] act like; present oneself as; make oneself out to beไม่เข้าท่าmâi kâao tâaไม่เข้าท่าmâi kâao tâa1ridiculous; unreasonable2inappropriate; improperเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ที่ไปtêe bpaiที่ไปtêe bpaidestination; place to goโวยวายwoi waaiโวยวายwoi waai1[to] make a loud fuss; rant and rave; kick up a fuss2noisy; uproarious (from shouting)กลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-งานเลี้ยงngaan líiangงานเลี้ยงngaan líiangparty; banquet; reception; feast; functionแบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)
He acted really inappropriately yesterday by making a scene in the middle of the party like that.
Word Breakdown
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ไม่เข้าท่าmâi kâao tâaไม่เข้าท่าmâi kâao tâaridiculous; unreasonable