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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 | เถียง | 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." | |||