กินเวลา(gin way-laa)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] take time; be time‑consuming
to require a significant amount of time; to be time‑consuming
Examples
การบ้านgaan bâanการบ้านgaan bâan1homework; school assignment2housework (colloq.)ชิ้นนี้chín néeชิ้นนี้chín née1this piece/item2this piece of [noun]กินเวลาgin way-laaกินเวลาgin way-laa1[to] take time; be time‑consuming2[to] last (for a period); span (a duration)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
This homework is very time-consuming.
2VerbB1
[to] last (for a period); span (a duration)
to extend over a stated length of time (e.g., กินเวลากินเวลาgin way-laa1[to] take time; be time‑consuming2[to] last (for a period); span (a duration) 3 ชั่วโมงชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time ‘to take three hours’)
Examples
หนังnăngหนังnăng1leather2movie; film3thin sheet; membrane (informal)4skin; hideเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กินเวลาgin way-laaกินเวลาgin way-laa1[to] take time; be time‑consuming2[to] last (for a period); span (a duration)2ชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time
This movie takes 2 hours.
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Word Breakdown
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กินเวลาgin way-laaกินเวลาgin way-laa[to] take time; be time‑consuming