ทางเลือก

taang lêuuak

Meanings

1NounB1

choice; option; alternative

one of the possible options you can choose

Examples

คุณมีkun meeคุณมีkun meeyou haveสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondทางเลือกtaang lêuuakทางเลือกtaang lêuuak1choice; option; alternative2alternative (serving as another option)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)สู้sôoสู้sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend (against)3[to] withstand; cope with; afford4cannot match; be inferior to (negative/comparative)5keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)หรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ถอยtŏiถอยtŏi1[to] move back; back up; retreat2[to] withdraw; back out (from a plan/deal)3[to] decline; regress; deteriorate
You have two options: to fight or to retreat.
2NounB2

alternative (serving as another option)

offering a different possibility from the standard or main one (e.g., พลังงานทางเลือก ‘alternative energy’)

Examples

รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nŭnสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nŭn1[to] support; back; endorse2[to] sponsor; fund3[to] advocate; promoteให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitคนใช้kon cháiคนใช้kon cháiservant; maidพลังงานpá-lang ngaanพลังงานpá-lang ngaan1energy (power supply; fuel)2vitality; vigor3energy (physics)ทางเลือกtaang lêuuakทางเลือกtaang lêuuak1choice; option; alternative2alternative (serving as another option)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark downมลพิษmon-lá-pítมลพิษmon-lá-pítpollution
The government encourages people to use alternative energy to reduce pollution.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathPart 1
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เลือกlêuuakเลือกlêuuak1[to] choose; select; pick2picky; choosy; selective3[to] electPart 2
ทางเลือกtaang lêuuakทางเลือกtaang lêuuakchoice; option; alternative