ง่วน(ngûuan)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
absorbed in [sth]; busy with [sth]
very busy with or absorbed in one activity, so that one pays little attention to other things
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power (physics)2troops; forces3currently; in the middle of4power; strengthง่วนอยู่กับngûan yòo gàpง่วนอยู่กับngûan yòo gàp[to] be engrossed in [sth]; [to] be busy with [sth]การทำกับข้าวgaan tam gàp kâaoการทำกับข้าวgaan tam gàp kâaocookingในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1household (archaic/lit.)2kitchen3cuisineเลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2[to] fail to get/receive [sth]3did not4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5not really/actually (corrective)6No way!; absolutely notยินyinยินyin[to] hear; feel (literary or in compounds)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1voice2tone; timbre3sound; noise4vote5phonetic toneโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call2telephone; phone
Mom was busy cooking in the kitchen, so she didn't hear the phone ring.
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เด็กๆdèk dèkง่วนอยู่กับngûan yòo gàpการต่อgaan dtòเลโก้lee-gôhจนjonลืมกินleum ginขนมkà-nŏmที่têeซื้อséuมาmaa
The kids were so absorbed in building Legos that they forgot to eat the snacks they bought.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanทุกคนtúk konกำลังgam-langง่วนngûuanกับgàpการเตรียมgaan dtriiamเอกสารèk-gà-săanสำหรับsăm-ràpการประชุมgaan bprà-chumใหญ่yàiในnaiบ่ายbàaiวันนี้wan née
All employees are busy preparing documents for the general meeting this afternoon.
เขาkăoปล่อยให้bplòi hâiเพื่อนpêuuanง่วนอยู่กับngûan yòo gàpการซ่อมรถgaan sôm rótส่วนตัวsùuan dtuuaเองayngก็gâwนั่งเล่นnâng lênโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpอย่างyàangสบายใจsà-baai jai
He let his friend get completely absorbed in fixing the car, while he comfortably sat playing on his phone.