ด้อยกว่า
dôi gwàa
Meanings
1NounB2
inferior (to); lower in quality/status
Lower in quality, status, capability, or importance compared with someone or something else.
Examples
ถึงแม้tĕung máeถึงแม้tĕung máe1even though; although2even ifโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneรุ่นrûnรุ่นrûn1seniority level; age group2model; version3generation; age cohort4class year; intake; batchนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ราคาถูกraa-kaa tòokราคาถูกraa-kaa tòokinexpensive; low-pricedกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over3by (margin of difference)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)คุณภาพkun-ná-pâapคุณภาพkun-ná-pâap1quality (standard; grade)2quality (attribute)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerด้อยกว่าdôi gwàaด้อยกว่าdôi gwàa1inferior (to); lower in quality/status2[to] be inferior toรุ่นใหม่rûn màiรุ่นใหม่rûn mài1latest; next-generation2the younger generation; new generation3new model; latest versionอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang hĕn dâi chátอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang hĕn dâi chát1clearly; obviously; plainly2noticeably; markedly; significantly
Even though this phone model is cheaper, its quality is clearly lower than the new model.
2NounB2
[to] be inferior to
To be less in quality, ability, or status than another person or thing; to be at a disadvantage compared with.
Examples
ทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)อาจจะàat jàอาจจะàat jàmaybe; perhaps; mightด้อยกว่าdôi gwàaด้อยกว่าdôi gwàa1inferior (to); lower in quality/status2[to] be inferior toในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaan1experience (event)2experience (knowledge/skill)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)นักเตะnák dtèนักเตะnák dtèfootballer; soccer playerทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมีใจmee jaiมีใจmee jai1[to] have a crush on; be into [sb]2[to] be willing; be inclined3[to] be compassionateสู้sôoสู้sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend (against)3[to] withstand; cope with; afford4cannot match; be inferior to (negative/comparative)5keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)
Our team may be at a disadvantage in terms of experience, but every player has a fighting spirit.
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ด้อยกว่าdôi gwàaด้อยกว่าdôi gwàainferior (to); lower in quality/status