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ถนัด thaL natL

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1.	skilled; clever; dexterous; handy
2.	cleverly; skillfully

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai	ถะ-หฺนัด
IPA	tʰànàt
Royal Thai General System	thanat

alternate spelling	สนัด	saL natH


1. [adjective]
definition	skilled; clever; dexterous; handy
examples	ถนัดขวา	thaL natL khwaaR	right-handed
	ถนัดซ้าย	thaL natL saayH	left-handed
	ถนัดมือ ขวา	thaL natL meuuM khwaaR	right-handed; dexterous
	ถนัดมือ ซ้าย	thaL natL meuuM saayH	left-handed
	ถนัดสอง มือ	thaL natL saawngR meuuM	ambidexterous
	ไม่ถนัด	maiF thaL natL	awkward
sample sentences	นัก ธุรกิจ จะถนัดเรื่อง เกม รุก ใน ขณะ ที่นัก เศรษฐศาสตร์จะถนัดเกม รับ nakH thooH raH gitL jaL thaL natL reuuangF gaehmM rookH naiM khaL naL theeF nakH saehtL thaL saat[dr]L jaL thaL natL gaehmM rapH "Businessmen are skilled at being aggressive whereas economists are good at being defensive."
	รัก สนุก ทุกข์ถนัด rakH saL nookL thook[k]H thaL natL "No joy without annoy." — "No pleasure without repentance." — "No pain, no gain."


2. [adverb]
definition	cleverly; skillfully



special note	This word contains an initial consonant cluster which follows the general clustered consonant tone rule. This is the common case for clusters in which: the first consonant is mid- or high-class, and the second consonant is low-class. As shown in the phonemic transcription result, the tone of the syllable as a whole is determined by the consonant class of the first consonant in the cluster. For more details, please check the following resources: reference summary, Non-conforming Initial Clusters the lesson, Inside a Thai Syllable

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