ตอนแรก(dton râek)
Meanings
1AdverbA2
at first; initially; originally
At the beginning of a situation or story; at first.
Examples
ตอนแรกdton râekตอนแรกdton râek1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginningฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be true
At first, I didn't understand.
2NounB1
the first part; the beginning
The initial section or period of something (e.g., the beginning of a movie/story).
Examples
ตอนแรกdton râekตอนแรกdton râek1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginningของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหนังnăngหนังnăng1leather2movie; film3thin sheet; membrane (informal)4skin; hideเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)น่าเบื่อnâa bèuuaน่าเบื่อnâa bèuuaboring; tedious; tiresomeไปหน่อยbpai nòiไปหน่อยbpai nòi1a bit (too); somewhat excessive2a little (farther/over); slightly
The beginning part of this movie is a bit boring.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เบื้องแรกbêuuang râekเบื้องแรกbêuuang râek1initially; at first2the first stage; the beginning
- initially; at first
- the first stage; the beginning
แรกๆrâek râekแรกๆrâek râek1at first; initially; early on2early; initial (first few)
- at first; initially; early on
- early; initial (first few)
ส่วนแรกsùuan râekส่วนแรกsùuan râekthe first part; the initial part
the first part; the initial part
แต่แรกdtàe râekแต่แรกdtàe râekat first; from the beginning; originally
at first; from the beginning; originally
แต่เดิมdtàe dermแต่เดิมdtàe derm1originally; at first2formerly; in earlier times
- originally; at first
- formerly; in earlier times
Word Breakdown
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แรกrâekแรกrâek1first; earliest; initial2at first; initially3classifier: first time/round/periodPart 2
ตอนแรกdton râekตอนแรกdton râekat first; initially; originally