ทาวน์(taao)
Meanings
1NounB1
town (loanword); urban area
a town; an English loanword in Thai, often used in compounds (e.g., ทาวน์เฮาส์ทาวน์เฮาส์tâao háotownhouse; row house ‘townhouse’) or in names and branding.
Examples
สุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt sàp-daa néeสุดสัปดาห์นี้sùt sàp-daa née1this weekend2this weekend (time phrase)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปเดินเล่นbpai dern lênไปเดินเล่นbpai dern lên[to] go for a walkที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotตัวเมืองdtuua meuuangตัวเมืองdtuua meuuang1downtown; city center2municipal area (as opposed to suburbs/outskirts)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beach
This weekend I’m going to stroll in a small town by the sea.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban area
- country; state (literary/archaic)
- region; realm (historical)
- city; town; urban area
ตัวเมืองdtuua meuuangตัวเมืองdtuua meuuang1downtown; city center2municipal area (as opposed to suburbs/outskirts)
- downtown; city center
- municipal area (as opposed to suburbs/outskirts)