ชาติหนึ่ง(châat nèung)
Meanings
1NounB2
one lifetime; one existence
A single period of existence or life, often used in the context of reincarnation or a very long period of time.
Examples
คนเราkon raoคนเราkon raowe humans; people (in general)เกิดมาgèrt maaเกิดมาgèrt maa1[to] be born2ever; in one's life (since birth)ชาติหนึ่งchâat nèungชาติหนึ่งchâat nèung1one lifetime; one existence2for ages; for a very long timeควรkuuanควรkuuan1[to] deserve; be worthy of2should; ought to3appropriate; proper; suitableทำความดีtam kwaam deeทำความดีtam kwaam dee[to] do good deedsไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3marks retention or maintenance of a state4[to] leave (something) as is5[to] set aside; reserve6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ให้hâiให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)มากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatlyๆ-
In one lifetime, we should do many good deeds.
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ฉันchănขอkŏrเกิดมาgèrt maaชาติหนึ่งchâat nèungได้dâiเป็นbpenนักดนตรีnák don-dtreeก็gâwพอใจpo jaiแล้วláeo
If I could be born as a musician in one lifetime, I would be content.
ตามdtaamความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaทางtaangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năaกรรมgamที่têeเราraoทำtamในnaiชาติหนึ่งchâat nèungจะjàส่งผลต่อsòng pŏn dtòrไปbpaiในnaiชาติหน้าchâat nâa
According to Buddhist beliefs, the karma we create in one existence will affect the next.
มันmanเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangน่าเศร้าnâa sâoที่têeคนkonคนหนึ่งkon nèungต้องdtôngใช้เวลาchái way-laaทั้งtángชาติหนึ่งchâat nèungเพื่อpêuuaพิสูจน์pì-sòotคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayng
It's sad that a person has to spend an entire lifetime proving their own worth.
2NounB2
for ages; for a very long time
Used hyperbolically to mean a very long time, as in 'waited for ages.'
Examples
รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitรถเมล์rót mayรถเมล์rót maybus; city busสายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2classifier for rivers and streams3string; strap; band4lineage; affiliation; branch5line; wire; cable6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7route; line (transport/communication)8morning (late morning period)9informant; spy; secret agentนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทีไรtee raiทีไรtee raiwhenever; every time (that)เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1as if; as though2similar; alike3like; asต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; bound to2must; have toรอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeชาติหนึ่งchâat nèungชาติหนึ่งchâat nèung1one lifetime; one existence2for ages; for a very long timeทุกทีtúk teeทุกทีtúk tee1always; invariably2every time; on each occasion
Every time I wait for this bus line, it feels like I have to wait for ages.
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กว่าจะgwàa jàเก็บเงินgèp ngernซื้อséuบ้านbâanได้dâiคงkongต้องdtôngใช้เวลาchái way-laaอีกèekชาติหนึ่งchâat nèung
It will probably take an eternity to save enough money to buy a house.
โปรเจกต์bproh-jèkนี้néeแก้gâeไปbpaiแก้gâeมาmaaไม่mâiเสร็จsètสักทีsàk teeไม่รู้mâi rúuต้องdtôngทำtamอีกèekชาติหนึ่งchâat nèungถึงจะtĕung jàเสร็จsètหรือเปล่าrĕu bplàao
This project keeps getting revised and is never finished; I don't know if it will take another eon to complete.
แค่kâeดาวน์โหลดdaao-lòhtไฟล์faaiเล็กๆlék lékไฟล์faaiเดียวdiiaoยังyangช้าcháaขนาดนี้kà-nàat néeถ้าtâaต้องdtôngอัปเดตáp-dàytทั้งtángระบบrá-bòpคงkongต้องdtôngรอrorไปbpaiอีกèekชาติหนึ่งchâat nèungแน่ๆnâe nâe
Just downloading one small file is this slow; if I had to update the whole system, it would surely take forever.
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Word Breakdown
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หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1a certain; a particular2a; one; a single3one (number)4first; top; foremostPart 2
ชาติหนึ่งchâat nèungชาติหนึ่งchâat nèungone lifetime; one existence