Learn Thai Proverbs | kwàa thùa jà sùk ngaa kô mây

Learn Thai Proverbs: kwàa thùa jà sùk ngaa kô mây

กว่าถั่วจะสุกงาก็ไหม้
(kwàa thùa jà sùk ngaa kô mây)

“The sesame gets burnt by the time the peanuts gets cooked” means “something is accomplished too late.” It is equal to English proverb, advice after mischief is like medicine after death.

For example
กว่าฝ่ายการตลาดจะคิดนโยบายใหม่ได้ บริษัทก็เสียลูกค้าไปหลายราย
Kwàa fàay kaan-ta-làat jà khít na-yoo-baay mày dây, boo-rí-sàt kô siǎ luûk-kháa pay lǎay raay

By the time the marketing department find out a new policy, the company has company has lost many customers.

Thai Vocabulary