ทำวัตรเย็น(tam wát yen)
Meanings
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[to] perform evening chanting (Buddhist)
To conduct the evening Buddhist chanting and prayers in a monastery or at home.
Examples
เย็นนี้yen néeเย็นนี้yen née1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)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)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำวัตรเย็นtam wát yenทำวัตรเย็นtam wát yen1[to] perform evening chanting (Buddhist)2evening chanting service (Buddhist)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ญาติๆyâat yâatญาติๆyâat yâatrelatives; kin (collective)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; 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 afterกลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return home
This evening I will go to the temple to conduct the evening chanting with my relatives and then return home.
2NounB2
evening chanting service (Buddhist)
The evening session of Buddhist chants and prayers, typically after sunset.
Examples
หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)พระอาทิตย์ตกprá aa-tít dtòkพระอาทิตย์ตกprá aa-tít dtòk1sunset; sundown2[of the sun] to setชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)มารวมกันmaa ruam ganมารวมกันmaa ruam gan[to] come together; [to] gatherที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotศาลาวัดsăa-laa wátศาลาวัดsăa-laa wáttemple pavilion; multi-purpose hallเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำวัตรเย็นtam wát yenทำวัตรเย็นtam wát yen1[to] perform evening chanting (Buddhist)2evening chanting service (Buddhist)
After sunset, villagers gather at the temple pavilion for the evening session of chants and prayers.
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ทำวัตรเย็นtam wát yenทำวัตรเย็นtam wát yen[to] perform evening chanting (Buddhist)