จึง(jeung)
Meanings
1ConjunctionB1
therefore; so; thus
used to indicate a result or conclusion that follows from the previous statement
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourและláeและláeand (coordinating)ถนนลื่นtà-nŏn lêunถนนลื่นtà-nŏn lêunslippery road; slick roadจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightขับรถkàp rótขับรถkàp rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)ช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be late
It was raining heavily and the road was slippery, so one had to drive slowly.
2AdverbB1
only then; then (as a result)
used to show that something happens after and because of what was mentioned before
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourถนนลื่นtà-nŏn lêunถนนลื่นtà-nŏn lêunslippery road; slick roadเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)เลื่อนนัดlêuuan nátเลื่อนนัดlêuuan nát[to] postpone an appointment; push back; reschedule (to later)
It rained heavily and the road was slippery, so we postponed the appointment.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
จั่งjàngจั่งjàng1so; thus (Isan/Lao)2then; that way (Isan/Lao discourse)
- so; thus (Isan/Lao)
- then; that way (Isan/Lao discourse)
ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only after
- gradually; little by little
- gently; softly
- not very; hardly (with negation)
- then; later; only after
เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
- so; thus; then (immediate result)
- completely; absolutely (emphasis)
- past; beyond; exceed
- at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
ก็เลยgôr loeiก็เลยgôr loeiso; therefore; as a result
so; therefore; as a result
ดังนั้นdang nánดังนั้นdang nántherefore; thus; so
therefore; thus; so