การใช้ภาษา(gaan chái paa-săa)
Meanings
1NounB1
language use (act)
the act of using a language to communicate in speech or writing.
Examples
การใช้ภาษาgaan chái paa-săaการใช้ภาษาgaan chái paa-săa1language use (act)2usage; style and register3community usage normsไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personไม่ยากmâi yâakไม่ยากmâi yâakeasy; not difficultครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
Using the Thai language is not difficult.
2NounB2
usage; style and register
the manner of using language, including word choice, grammar, tone, politeness levels, and register.
Examples
เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] discuss; talk over2[to] date [sb]; be seeing [sb] (informal)3[to] brag; boast4[to] chat; talkกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3authority; person in charge4senior; adult (modifier)5adult (modifier)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesการใช้ภาษาgaan chái paa-săaการใช้ภาษาgaan chái paa-săa1language use (act)2usage; style and register3community usage normsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเหมาะสมmòr sŏmเหมาะสมmòr sŏm1appropriate; suitable2proper; fitting (socially/morally)
When talking to elders, we must be careful about our use of language to be appropriate.
3NounB2
community usage norms
conventional patterns of language use within a group or community as observed in practice.
Examples
การใช้ภาษาgaan chái paa-săaการใช้ภาษาgaan chái paa-săa1language use (act)2usage; style and register3community usage normsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsวัยรุ่นwai rûnวัยรุ่นwai rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2adolescence; the teenage years3teenage; for teens; youthfulสมัยนี้sà-măi néeสมัยนี้sà-măi née1nowadays; these days2the present time; current era3present-day; modern (modifier)เปลี่ยนไปbplìian bpaiเปลี่ยนไปbplìian bpai[to] change; become differentเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2premature; too soon3quickly; fastมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesใหม่ๆmài màiใหม่ๆmài mài1recently; just; newly2very new; brand-new3fresh; just-made/just-picked4at first; initiallyเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêun[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into beingตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaall the time; constantly
The language usage of teenagers these days changes very quickly; new words are constantly emerging.
Word Breakdown
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การใช้ภาษาgaan chái paa-săaการใช้ภาษาgaan chái paa-săalanguage use (act)