ครองเรือน(krong reuuan)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] run a household; keep house

to manage household affairs and daily life at home.

Examples

คุณแม่kun mâeคุณแม่kun mâe1mother (polite)2Mom (form of address)3polite address for a mother/pregnant womanของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterครองเรือนkrong reuuanครองเรือนkrong reuuan1[to] run a household; keep house2[to] marry and set up a homeมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyบ้านเราbâan raoบ้านเราbâan rao1our house; our home2our country; Thailand3our hometown; our areaสะอาดsà-àatสะอาดsà-àat1neat; tidy2pure; innocent (morally clean)3cleanและláeและláeand (coordinating)เป็นระเบียบbpen rá-bìiapเป็นระเบียบbpen rá-bìiap1orderly; tidy; well-organized2disciplined; well-behavedเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
My mother is very good at managing household affairs. Our house is always clean and orderly.
2VerbB2

[to] marry and set up a home

to live as a married couple and establish or run a household together; to settle down as a family.

Examples

หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)แต่งงานdtàeng ngaanแต่งงานdtàeng ngaan1[to] hold a wedding; have a marriage ceremony2[to] get married; marryกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหนึ่งปีnìng bpeeหนึ่งปีnìng bpeeone yearพวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toคุ้นเคยkún koieคุ้นเคยkún koie1familiar; accustomed (to)2[to] be familiar with; be used toกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)การใช้ชีวิตgaan chái chee-wítการใช้ชีวิตgaan chái chee-wít1living; the act of living2way of life; lifestyleครองเรือนkrong reuuanครองเรือนkrong reuuan1[to] run a household; keep house2[to] marry and set up a home
After being married for a year, they started getting used to living as a married couple.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ครองkrongครองkrong1[to] possess; hold; keep2[to] rule; reign; govern3[to] wear (robe); be robed in (esp. monk’s robe)4[to] be married to (formal/literary)5[to] maintain; keep up (a status/standard)Part 1
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เรือนreuuanเรือนreuuan1house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)2classifier (ships/boats; houses—formal/lit.)3body; figure (formal/lit.)Part 2
ครองเรือนkrong reuuanครองเรือนkrong reuuan[to] run a household; keep house