นับสิบ(náp sìp)
Meanings
1determinerB2
dozens of; several tens of
an approximate quantity in the tens (10–90) used before a noun, meaning ‘many tens of’
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-náสวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-nápublic parkมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)อายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2lifespan; service life3[to] be X years oldนับสิบnáp sìpนับสิบnáp sìp1dozens of; several tens of2dozens; many tensปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; poles
In the park, there are several trees that are tens of years old.
2PronounB2
dozens; many tens
an approximate number in the tens used on its own to refer to people/things, e.g., ‘there were dozens’
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleที่มาtêe maaที่มาtêe maa1background; provenance; etymology2source; reference (citation)3origin; sourceช่วยงานchûuai ngaanช่วยงานchûuai ngaan[to] help with work; [to] assistน้ำท่วมnáam tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be flooded3to be overwhelmed (fig.)คราวkraaoคราวkraao1time; occasion; instance2turn (in sequence)3period; stintที่แล้วtêe láeoที่แล้วtêe láeo1last; previous (postposed)2ago (postposed after duration)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsนับสิบnáp sìpนับสิบnáp sìp1dozens of; several tens of2dozens; many tens
There were tens of people who came to help with the flood last time.
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นับสิบnáp sìpนับสิบnáp sìpdozens of; several tens of