ความชาญฉลาด

kwaam chaan chà-làat

Meanings

1NounB1

intelligence; cleverness

The ability to think, learn, and understand well; mental sharpness.

Examples

เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความชาญฉลาดkwaam chaan chà-làatความชาญฉลาดkwaam chaan chà-làat1intelligence; cleverness2shrewdness; practical savvyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเรียนรู้riian róoเรียนรู้riian róo[to] learn; acquire knowledgeได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2premature; too soon3quickly; fast
This child is very intelligent. He learns quickly.
2NounB2

shrewdness; practical savvy

Good judgment and astuteness in real situations, especially for making sound decisions or solving problems effectively.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ความชาญฉลาดkwaam chaan chà-làatความชาญฉลาดkwaam chaan chà-làat1intelligence; cleverness2shrewdness; practical savvyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การเจรจาต่อรองgaan jay-rá-jaa dtòr-rongการเจรจาต่อรองgaan jay-rá-jaa dtòr-rong1negotiation; bargaining (talks to reach agreement)2price haggling; bargaining over termsจนได้jon dâiจนได้jon dâi1ended up (resultative, often undesired)2eventually; in the end; after all3There it is; so it happened (after all)ข้อตกลงkô dtòk-longข้อตกลงkô dtòk-long1agreement; deal; accord2agreed terms/points; provisionsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotดีที่สุดdee têe sùtดีที่สุดdee têe sùt1best; the best2as well as possible
He used his astuteness in negotiation to get the best deal.

Word Breakdown

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ความชาญฉลาดkwaam chaan chà-làatความชาญฉลาดkwaam chaan chà-làatintelligence; cleverness