ครึ่งหนึ่ง(krêung nèung)
Meanings
1NounA1
one half; 1/2
one of two equal parts of a whole; 1/2
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillดื่มน้ำdèum námดื่มน้ำdèum nám[to] drink waterไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ครึ่งหนึ่งkrêung nèungครึ่งหนึ่งkrêung nèung1one half; 1/22half (of [sth]/[sb])3by half (50%)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottle
He drank half of the bottle of water.
2PronounA2
half (of [sth]/[sb])
used as a pronoun to refer to half of a specified amount or group (e.g., half of the students)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตะกร้าdtà-grâaตะกร้าdtà-grâa1basket2shopping basket; online cartมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiผลไม้pŏn-lá-máifruitสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten- (teens)3tens place/decadeลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)ครึ่งหนึ่งkrêung nèungครึ่งหนึ่งkrêung nèung1one half; 1/22half (of [sth]/[sb])3by half (50%)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsส้มsômส้มsôm1orange (fruit)2orange (color)3orange; orangish
There are ten fruits in the basket. Half of them are oranges.
3AdverbA2
by half (50%)
indicates a change by fifty percent (e.g., decrease by half)
Examples
ร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeลดราคาlót raa-kaaลดราคาlót raa-kaa1[to] discount; [to] reduce the price2on sale; discounted3price markdown; discount eventครึ่งหนึ่งkrêung nèungครึ่งหนึ่งkrêung nèung1one half; 1/22half (of [sth]/[sb])3by half (50%)
This shop has a fifty percent discount.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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ครึ่งหนึ่งkrêung nèungครึ่งหนึ่งkrêung nèungone half; 1/2