นรก(ná-rók)

Meanings

1NounA2

hell; infernal realm

Hell; the realm of punishment or suffering after death in various religions.

Examples

บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightศาสนาsàat-sà-năaศาสนาsàat-sà-năareligion; faithสอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveบาปbàapบาปbàap1sin; demerit2sinful; morally wrong3[to] sin; commit wrongdoingจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ตกนรกdtòk ná-rókตกนรกdtòk ná-rók1[to] go to hell; be damned2[to] be in hell; suffer intenselyหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)
Some religions teach that sinners will fall into hell after death.
2NounB1

place/state of extreme suffering

A horrible or unbearable place or situation; a state of great suffering.

Examples

เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ไฟดับfai dàpไฟดับfai dàp1power outage; blackout2[of power/lights] go out; cut outทั้งคืนtáng keunทั้งคืนtáng keun1all night; the whole night2the entire nightในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หน้าร้อนnâa rónหน้าร้อนnâa rónhot season; summerห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerกลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]นรกná-rókนรกná-rók1place/state of extreme suffering2hell; infernal realm3hellish; infernal (attributive)สำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)
When the power went out all night in the summer, the room became a hell for me.
3AdjectiveB2

hellish; infernal (attributive)

Attributive: used to describe something extremely bad or torturous (e.g., hellish heat, hellish traffic).

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)อากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónhot weatherนรกná-rókนรกná-rók1place/state of extreme suffering2hell; infernal realm3hellish; infernal (attributive)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!ข้างนอกkâang nôkข้างนอกkâang nôk1outside; outdoors2the outside; exteriorไม่ไหวmâi wăiไม่ไหวmâi wăi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannotเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Today the heat is hellish, so I can’t even go outside.

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