กึ่งเดือน(gùeng deuuan)

Meanings

1NounB1

half a month; fortnight

A period of half a month (approximately two weeks); a fortnight.

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)เงินเดือนngern deuuanเงินเดือนngern deuuansalary; monthly payทุกๆtúk túkทุกๆtúk túk1every; each (before a noun/classifier)2every (at intervals)กึ่งเดือนgùeng deuuanกึ่งเดือนgùeng deuuan1half a month; fortnight2for half a month
We get paid every fortnight.
2AdverbB1

for half a month

For a duration of half a month.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt1provincial; out-of-town2upcountry; outside the capitalเป็นเวลาbpen way-laaเป็นเวลาbpen way-laa1for (a duration)2regularly; on a scheduleครึ่งเดือนkrûng deuuanครึ่งเดือนkrûng deuuanhalf a month; two weeks
He went on a trip to another province for half a month.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กึ่งgèungกึ่งgèung1half; semi-2partly; halfway; somewhatPart 1
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เดือนdeuuanเดือนdeuuan1the Moon; moon2monthPart 2
กึ่งเดือนgùeng deuuanกึ่งเดือนgùeng deuuanhalf a month; fortnight