ทาง
taang
Meanings
1NounA2
way; route; road; path
a route, road, or space for moving from one place to another
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)
My house is near the road to the market.
2NounB1
direction; side
an orientation or side toward which something faces or moves
Examples
หันหน้าhăn nâaหันหน้าhăn nâa[to] turn one's face toward [sb/sth/somewhere]; [to] face [sth/somewhere]ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathทิศเหนือtít nĕuuaทิศเหนือtít nĕuuanorth; northern directionไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterถ่ายรูปtàai rôopถ่ายรูปtàai rôop[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]
Face toward the north, then take the photo.
3NounB1
method; means; manner
a method, means, or manner of doing or achieving something
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightหาทางhăa taangหาทางhăa taang1[to] find/devise a way2[to] try to; make efforts toลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark downค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàaiค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàai1expenses; costs2expenses (accounting)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unit
We need to find a way to reduce the team’s expenses.
4NounB1
by; via; through (means or channel)
used preposition-like to indicate means, channel, or route (e.g., ทางอีเมล ‘by email’)
Examples
ติดต่อdtìt-dtòrติดต่อdtìt-dtòr1[to] contact; get in touch2[to] keep in touch; maintain contact3[to] touch; be in contact; connect; adjoin4[to] be infectious; transmit (disease)5contact; communicationผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathอีเมลee-maynอีเมลee-mayn1email; e-mail2[to] email [sb/sth]ได้เลยdâai loeiได้เลยdâai loei1sure; okay; go ahead2right away; immediately (possible/allowed)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
You can contact me by email.
5ClassifierB1
classifier: roads/routes/ways
a classifier used for roads, routes, methods, or ways
Examples
ถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3tendon; nerve; sinew4wire; cable (thin metal strand)5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)7CL: strand-like thingsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondทางสัญจรtaang săn-jonทางสัญจรtaang săn-jonthoroughfare; route; passageway
This road has two lanes.
6NounB2
side/party (institutional)
a party or side in communication or action (e.g., ทางราชการทางราชการtaang râat-chá-gaan1the government; official authorities2official; governmental (via government channels) ‘the government side/authorities’)
Examples
ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationขอเลื่อนkŏr lêuuanขอเลื่อนkŏr lêuuan[to] ask to postpone [sth]; [to] request to reschedule [sth]นัดประชุมnát bprà-chumนัดประชุมnát bprà-chum1a scheduled meeting2[to] schedule a meetingไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)สัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâaสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâa1next week2next week (time expression)
The company side would like to postpone the meeting to next week.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
วิธีwí-teeวิธีwí-tee1method; way2manner; way
- method; way
- manner; way
เส้นทางsên taangเส้นทางsên taang1route; path2course; path (figurative)3road/line of travel; track
- route; path
- course; path (figurative)
- road/line of travel; track
ด้านdâanด้านdâan1side; face (surface)2field; area; aspect3toward; on the side of4classifier: sides/faces/aspects
- side; face (surface)
- field; area; aspect
- toward; on the side of
- classifier: sides/faces/aspects
หนทางhŏn taangหนทางhŏn taang1way; route; path (literal)2means; method; way (figurative)
- way; route; path (literal)
- means; method; way (figurative)
โดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; through
- by (transport/communication)
- in a ... way; -ly
- by (passive marker in formal style)
- by; via; through