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| แก้ตัว gaaeF dtuaaM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | แก้-ตัว |
| IPA | kɛ̂ː tuːa |
| Royal Thai General System | kae tua |
| 1. [verb] | |||
| definition | to make an excuse; make up for one's losses | ||
| components |  แก้  | gaaeF | to undo; remedy; mend; repair; cure; correct; counteract; rectify; quench; slake; relieve; edit |
| ตัว | dtuaaM | [of a person] self; himself; herself; yourself; themselves; [things] itself | |
| examples | ข้อแก้ตัว | khaawF gaaeF dtuaaM | excuse; an unreasonable explanation |
| แก้ตัวน้ำขุ่น ๆ | gaaeF dtuaaM naamH khoonL khoonL | to dig one's own grave; muddy the waters' trying to “snow” someone with oblique excuses; give a lame-ass excuse | |
| sample sentences | ปีนี้คงได้เงินไปใช้หนี้สิน ได้แก้ตัวหลังจากนาแล้งนาล่มมาหลายปีติดต่อกัน bpeeM neeH khohngM daiF ngernM bpaiM chaiH neeF sinR daiF gaaeF dtuaaM langR jaakL naaM laaengH naaM lohmF maaM laaiR bpeeM dtitL dtaawL ganM "This year he should be able to pay off his debts after many years of drought and crop failure." | ||
ไม่ว่าจะมีความพยายามให้เหตุผลหรือแก้ตัวว่าอย่างไรสุดท้าย กทม.. ก็จะต้องหันมาเผชิญหน้ากับความจริงที่เกิดขึ้นอย่างตรงไปตรงมา maiF waaF jaL meeM khwaamM phaH yaaM yaamM haiF haehtL phohnR reuuR gaaeF dtuaaM waaF yaangL raiM sootL thaaiH gaawM thaawM maawM gaawF jaL dtawngF hanR maaM phaL cheernM naaF gapL khwaamM jingM theeF geertL kheunF yaangL dtrohngM bpaiM dtrohngM maaM "Regardless of any efforts to find reasons or make excuses, eventually Bangkok must come to directly face up to the truth of the matter..." | |||
| 2. คำแก้ตัว khamM gaaeF dtuaaM [noun] | |||
| definition | excuse | ||
| components | คำ | khamM | word; term; discourse |
| แก้ | gaaeF | to undo; remedy; mend; repair; cure; correct; counteract; rectify; quench; slake; relieve; edit | |
| ตัว | dtuaaM | [of a person] self; himself; herself; yourself; themselves; [things] itself | |
| sample sentence | |||
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