ทางสองแพร่ง(taang sŏng prâeng)
Meanings
1NounB1
fork in the road
A place where a single road or path divides into two separate directions.
Examples
เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ตรงไปdtrong bpaiตรงไปdtrong bpai1straight ahead2[to] go straight (ahead)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] face; experience3[to] find; come acrossทางสองแพร่งtaang sŏng prâengทางสองแพร่งtaang sŏng prâeng1fork in the road2crossroads (figurative); dilemma
Walk straight ahead and you will see a fork in the road.
2NounB2
crossroads (figurative); dilemma
A situation that requires a choice between two different paths, options, or courses of action.
Examples
ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอยู่ที่yòo têeอยู่ที่yòo têe1[to] be at; be located at2[to] depend on; be up to3[to] be at (a level/amount)ทางสองแพร่งtaang sŏng prâengทางสองแพร่งtaang sŏng prâeng1fork in the road2crossroads (figurative); dilemmaต้องเลือกdtông lêuuakต้องเลือกdtông lêuuak[to] have to choose; must chooseระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeการย้ายgaan yáaiการย้ายgaan yáai1relocation; move2transfer; reassignment3moving (data/items)ไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan[to] go to workต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt1provincial; out-of-town2upcountry; outside the capitalกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceพ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotแก่gàeแก่gàe1old (age)2to; toward (recipient/affected party)3ripe; mature (food/drink) [often overripe]4for; with regard to5dark (color); strong (drink)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
He is now at a crossroads, having to choose between moving to another province for work and staying to take care of his elderly parents.
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ทางสองแพร่งtaang sŏng prâengทางสองแพร่งtaang sŏng prâengfork in the road