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ค้าน khaanH | ![]() |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ค้าน |
IPA | kʰáːn |
Royal Thai General System | khan |
[verb] | |||
definition | to protest; to argue against; [of a political movement] to oppose; [of a legal issue] to object; [of a statement] to dispute; to contradict | ||
related word | ![]() ![]() | thiiangR | to contradict; to argue; to dispute; to talk back |
example | ฝ่ายค้าน![]() | faaiL khaanH | political opposition party; political contrarian |
sample sentences | หนังสือพิมพ์ฉบับนี้แทงกั๊ก เขียนสนับสนุนทั้งฝ่ายรัฐบาลและฝ่ายค้าน ![]() nangR seuuR phimM chaL bapL neeH thaaengM gakH khiianR saL napL saL noonR thangH faaiL ratH thaL baanM laeH faaiL khaanH "This edition of the newspaper is hedging its bets; (the editors) wrote an article which supports both the government and the opposition." | ||
ผมค้านแทบตาย นึกถึงการเก็บกวาดมูลอุจจาระปัสสาวะ เสียงร้องแหวดแหวตอนกลางคืน ![]() phohmR khaanH thaaepF dtaaiM neukH theungR gaanM gepL gwaatL muunM ootL jaaM raH bpatL saaR waH siiangR raawngH waaetL waaeR dtaawnM glaangM kheuunM "I absolutely refused [to take care of it]; I worried about clean up its feces and its urine and its loud caterwauling in the middle of the night." | |||