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
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofง่วนอยู่กับngûan yòo gàpง่วนอยู่กับngûan yòo gàp[to] be engrossed in [sth]; [to] be busy with [sth]การทำกับข้าวgaan tam gàp kâaoการทำกับข้าวgaan tam gàp kâaocookingในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ยินyinยินyinliterary form related to “to hear”เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phone
Mom was busy cooking in the kitchen, so she didn't hear the phone ring.