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kwaam bpen yòo

Meanings

1NounA2

well-being; welfare

how someone is getting on in life; their general state of life and health

Examples

ความเป็นอยู่kwaam bpen yòoความเป็นอยู่kwaam bpen yòo1living conditions; standard of living2well-being; welfare3everyday life; day-to-day livingของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritเป็นอย่างไรบ้างbpen yàang-rai bâangเป็นอย่างไรบ้างbpen yàang-rai bâangHow are you?; How is it going?
How are you getting on? / How is your general well-being?
2NounB1

living conditions; standard of living

the overall conditions of a person’s life, such as housing, income, health, and environment

Examples

รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitความเป็นอยู่kwaam bpen yòoความเป็นอยู่kwaam bpen yòo1living conditions; standard of living2well-being; welfare3everyday life; day-to-day livingของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คนดีขึ้นdee kêunดีขึ้นdee kêun1[to] improve; get better2better; improved3better (to a greater degree)
The government wants the people's living conditions to improve.
3NounB1

everyday life; day-to-day living

the ordinary course of one’s daily life and activities

Examples

ความเป็นอยู่kwaam bpen yòoความเป็นอยู่kwaam bpen yòo1living conditions; standard of living2well-being; welfare3everyday life; day-to-day livingของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนต่างจังหวัดkon dtàang jang-wàtคนต่างจังหวัดkon dtàang jang-wàtperson from another provinceในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònin the past; formerlyนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เรียบง่ายrîiap ngâaiเรียบง่ายrîiap ngâai1simple; plain2modest; unpretentious3minimalistมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The daily life of upcountry people in the past was very simple.