กลางเมฆดำ
glaang mêk dam
Meanings
1NounC1
amid dark clouds
In the midst of dark clouds; surrounded by storm clouds; amid gloom.
Examples
เครื่องบินkrêuuang binเครื่องบินkrêuuang binairplane; aeroplane; plane (fixed-wing aircraft)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)เข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainกลางเมฆดำglaang mêk damกลางเมฆดำglaang mêk dam1amid dark clouds2amid adversity (figurative)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]มองไม่เห็นmong mâi hĕnมองไม่เห็นmong mâi hĕn[to] be unable to see [sth]อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2which; what (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ข้างนอกkâang nôkข้างนอกkâang nôk1outside; outdoors2the outside; exteriorเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
The plane flew into the midst of dark clouds, making it impossible to see anything outside.
2NounC1
amid adversity (figurative)
Figurative: In the middle of difficulties or dark times; amid adversity.
Examples
แม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainกลางเมฆดำglaang mêk damกลางเมฆดำglaang mêk dam1amid dark clouds2amid adversity (figurative)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerต้องมีdtông meeต้องมีdtông mee[to] must have; [to] need to haveความหวังkwaam wăngความหวังkwaam wăng1hope; expectation2hope (person/thing); prospect
Even if it feels like being in the middle of dark times, we must have hope.
Word Breakdown
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กลางเมฆดำglaang mêk damกลางเมฆดำglaang mêk damamid dark clouds