ครึ่งวัน(krûng wan)

Meanings

1NounA2

half-day (time period)

half of a day; typically either the morning or the afternoon, often referring to half of a workday

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)ครึ่งวันkrûng wanครึ่งวันkrûng wan1half-day (time period)2half-day (lasting for half a day)
Today I only work for half a day.
2AdjectiveB1

half-day (lasting for half a day)

lasting for half a day, used to describe activities or services (e.g., a half-day tour/class)

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ซื้อทัวร์séu tuuaซื้อทัวร์séu tuua[to] buy a tour; [to] book a tourครึ่งวันkrûng wanครึ่งวันkrûng wan1half-day (time period)2half-day (lasting for half a day)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ดำน้ำdam náamดำน้ำdam náam1[to] dive; [to] go underwater2diving (underwater swimming)3[to] lie low; [to] go quiet (figurative)ดูปะการังdoo bpà-gaa-rangดูปะการังdoo bpà-gaa-rang[to] see coral (reefs)
We bought a half-day tour to go snorkeling and see the coral.

Word Breakdown

ครึ่งkrêungครึ่งkrêung1half (50%)2half (modifier)Part 1
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วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysPart 2
ครึ่งวันkrûng wanครึ่งวันkrûng wanhalf-day (time period)