ช้า(cháa)
Meanings
1AdjectiveA1
slow
not fast; moving or happening with little speed
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesคันkanคันkan1itchy2itch3lever; handle4classifier for vehicles5shaft; rod; poleนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ขึ้นเขาkêun kăoขึ้นเขาkêun kăo[to] climb a mountain
This car is very slow when going uphill.
2AdverbA1
slowly
in a slow way; not quickly
Examples
กรุณาgà-rú-naaกรุณาgà-rú-naa1please (polite/formal request)2kindness; benevolence3kind; benevolentพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be true
Please speak slowly so I can understand.
3AdjectiveA2
late; delayed
happening after the expected time; not on time; delayed
Examples
รถเมล์rót mayรถเมล์rót may1bus; city bus2[to] take the bus; ride the busมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไปถึงbpai tĕungไปถึงbpai tĕung1[to] arrive at; get to; reach (a place)2[to] reach; extend to (level/amount/scope)3[to] reach; be delivered to (sb/sth)โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ทันเวลาtan way-laaทันเวลาtan way-laain time
The bus arrived late, so I didn’t get to school on time today.
4VerbA2
[to] be slow; be late
to act, move, or arrive more slowly than expected; to be late
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingรถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
Today I arrived late because the traffic was very heavy.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เชื่องช้าchêuuang cháaเชื่องช้าchêuuang cháaslow; sluggish (in movement or response)
slow; sluggish (in movement or response)
สโลว์sà-lôhสโลว์sà-lôh1slow (not fast)2slowly3[to] slow down4slow motion; slo-mo5a slow dance; a slow song
- slow (not fast)
- slowly
- [to] slow down
- slow motion; slo-mo
- a slow dance; a slow song
หน่วงๆnùuang nùuangหน่วงๆnùuang nùuang1feeling slightly heavy; dull ache; sluggish2lagging; slow (device/computer)
- feeling slightly heavy; dull ache; sluggish
- lagging; slow (device/computer)
สายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)8informant; spy; secret agent
- line; wire; cable
- route; line (transport/communication)
- late (in the day); running late
- strand; string; thread (long thin piece)
- lineage; affiliation; branch
- classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)
- morning (late morning period)
- informant; spy; secret agent
เลทlètเลทlèt1late; delayed (loanword)2[to] be late
- late; delayed (loanword)
- [to] be late