คือจั่ง(keu jàng)
Meanings
1NounB2
why; how come (Isan dialect)
used to ask for the reason something is so; ‘why so?’
Examples
คือจั่งkeu jàngคือจั่งkeu jàng1like this/that; such; it’s like… (Isan dialect)2why; how come (Isan dialect)ฟ้าวfâaoฟ้าวfâao1hurried; hasty; quick (Isan/Lao; Northern Thai)2[to] hurry; rush (Isan/Lao; Northern Thai)กลับglàpกลับglàp1contrary; on the contrary2[to] return; go/come back3[to] turn over/flip/reverse4back; in returnแท้táeแท้táe1true; pure (in essence)2truly; indeed (emphasis)3genuine; real; authenticมีธุระmee tú-ráมีธุระmee tú-rá[to] have something to attend to; be tied upอีหยังee yăngอีหยังee yăng1anything/something (indefinite)2what (Isan question word)เบาะbòเบาะbòseat cushion; padded seat
Why are you in such a hurry to go back? Do you have something to do?
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Why are you sitting over here all alone with a sad face?
He said to go left, so why did you come to the right?
เมื่อวานmêuua waanยังyangเห็นhĕnแข็งแรงkăeng raengดีdeeอยู่yòoเลยloieคือจั่งkeu jàngมื้อนี้méu néeมาmaaป่วยหนักbpùuai nàkได้dâi
Just yesterday I saw you looking strong and healthy, how come you're so sick today?
2ParticleC1
like this/that; such; it’s like… (Isan dialect)
used to compare or introduce an explanation, roughly meaning ‘like/as; in such a way’
Examples
เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1voice2tone; timbre3sound; noise4vote5phonetic toneนางnaangนางnaang1Mrs. (title before a name)2lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)หวานwăanหวานwăan1sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)2romantic; sentimental; saccharine3sweet (taste)คือจั่งkeu jàngคือจั่งkeu jàng1like this/that; such; it’s like… (Isan dialect)2why; how come (Isan dialect)น้ำอ้อยnáam ôiน้ำอ้อยnáam ôisugarcane juice
Her voice is sweet like sugarcane juice.
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เจ้าjâoต้องdtôngค่อยๆkôi kôiเฮ็ดhétคือจั่งkeu jàngข่อยkòiสอนsŏnนี่ล่ะnêe làมันmanจั่งสิjàng sìบ่bòพังpang
You have to do it slowly, just as I've taught you, so it won't break.
เขาkăoถิ่มtĭmข่อยkòiไปbpaiง่ายๆngâai ngâaiคือจั่งkeu jàngว่าความwâa kwaamฮักhákที่ผ่านมาtêe pàan maaบ่bòมีความหมายmee kwaam-măaiเลยloie
She left me so easily, as if our past love meant nothing at all.
ชีวิตchee-wítคนเฮาkon haoกะgàสั้นๆsân sânคือจั่งkeu jàngน้ำค้างnám káangเหมhăymยyบนbonยอดหญ้าyôt yâaพอporตะเว็นdtà-wenขึ้นkêunกะgàหายไปhăai bpai
Our lives are short, just like the morning dew on the tips of grass; once the sun rises, it vanishes.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เป็นหยังbpen yăngเป็นหยังbpen yăng1what's wrong?; what's the matter? (Isan/NE Thai, Lao)2why; how come (Isan/NE Thai, Lao)
- what's wrong?; what's the matter? (Isan/NE Thai, Lao)
- why; how come (Isan/NE Thai, Lao)
คือkeuคือkeu1namely; that is; i.e.2to be (definition/identification)
- namely; that is; i.e.
- to be (definition/identification)
Word Breakdown
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คือจั่งkeu jàngคือจั่งkeu jàngwhy; how come (Isan dialect)