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How to say to keep a close eye on
in Thai
จับตา
jàp-dtaa
to keep a close eye on
jàp lowdtaa mid
Headlines: จับตา… "eyes on…", for things expected to happen.
- Part of speech
- verb
In a sentence
- จับตาการประชุมพรุ่งนี้jàp-dtaa gaan bprà-chum prûng-níiall eyes on tomorrow's meeting
From the same situation: Media and journalism
- บรรณาธิการeditor
- บก.editor (abbreviation, spoken)
- กองบรรณาธิการeditorial team, newsroom
- ผู้สื่อข่าวcorrespondent, reporter (formal)
- สำนักข่าวnews agency, news outlet
- แหล่งข่าวnews source, informant
- ผู้ประกาศข่าวnewsreader, anchor
- พิธีกรhost, MC
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