ทางทะเล(taang tá-lay)
Meanings
1AdverbA2
by sea; by ship
by traveling or shipping by sea rather than by land or air
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ภูเก็ตpoo-gètภูเก็ตpoo-gèt1Phuket (province)2Phuket Island; Phuket Cityทางทะเลtaang tá-layทางทะเลtaang tá-lay1by sea; by ship2sea route; shipping route3maritime; seaborne
We go to Phuket by sea.
2NounB1
sea route; shipping route
a route or means of transport across the sea
Examples
พายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1typhoon; cyclone2storm (figurative)3stormทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3tendon; nerve; sinew4wire; cable (thin metal strand)5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)7CL: strand-like thingsทางทะเลtaang tá-layทางทะเลtaang tá-lay1by sea; by ship2sea route; shipping route3maritime; seaborneถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3[to] cover; seal4closed; shut; not open5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoชั่วคราวchûua-kraao1temporary; provisional; interim2temporarily; for the time being
The storm caused the sea route to be temporarily closed.
3AdjectiveB2
maritime; seaborne
relating to the sea or to transport/trade by sea (e.g., ขนส่งทางทะเล)
Examples
ประเทศไทยbprà-têet taiประเทศไทยbprà-têet taiThailandมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพรมแดนprom daenพรมแดนprom daen1border; frontier2border area3boundary (figurative)ทางทะเลtaang tá-layทางทะเลtaang tá-lay1by sea; by ship2sea route; shipping route3maritime; seaborneติดกับdtìt gàpติดกับdtìt gàp1next to; adjacent to2[to] be attached/stuck to3[to] be caught in a trap; fall for a trickหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ประเทศbprà-tâetประเทศbprà-tâetcountry; nation; state
Thailand has maritime borders with several countries.
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Word Breakdown
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ทางทะเลtaang tá-layทางทะเลtaang tá-layby sea; by ship