บันเทิง(ban-terng)
Meanings
1NounA2
entertainment; show business
amusement or enjoyment; also, the entertainment industry
Examples
คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรายraaiรายraai1individual; per2case; item; entry3income; revenue4line; row (decorative)การบันเทิงgaan ban-terngการบันเทิงgaan ban-terngentertainmentให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitชมchomชมchom1[to] praise; compliment2[to] admire; take in (a view)3[to] watch; view (a show/broadcast)4[to] visit and view; tourหลายรายlăai raaiหลายรายlăai raaimany cases; many peopleการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matter
Tonight there are many entertainment programs to watch.
2AdjectiveA2
entertaining; amusing
giving amusement or enjoyment
Examples
รายการraai gaanรายการraai gaan1program; show (TV/radio/online)2list; listing3item; entry (on a list/form)4agenda; schedule (of items)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)บันเทิงban-terngบันเทิงban-terng1entertainment; show business2entertaining; amusing3[to] enjoy oneself; have fun; be entertainedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenๆ-หัวเราะhŭua róหัวเราะhŭua ró1[to] laugh2laugh at; mockกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)
This show is very entertaining; the kids are laughing a lot.
3VerbB1
[to] enjoy oneself; have fun; be entertained
to have fun or feel entertained (often used intransitively in Thai)
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeรายการraai gaanรายการraai gaan1program; show (TV/radio/online)2list; listing3item; entry (on a list/form)4agenda; schedule (of items)ตลกdtà-lòkตลกdtà-lòk1ridiculous; absurd; laughable2comedian3funny; amusingแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)บันเทิงban-terngบันเทิงban-terng1entertainment; show business2entertaining; amusing3[to] enjoy oneself; have fun; be entertainedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
I watched a comedy show last night and had a lot of fun.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
สนุกสนานsà-nùk sà-năanสนุกสนานsà-nùk sà-năan1joyful; merry; lively2[to] have fun; enjoy oneself (be merry)
- joyful; merry; lively
- [to] have fun; enjoy oneself (be merry)
สนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2be engrossing; thrilling3[to] have fun; enjoy oneself
- fun; enjoyable
- be engrossing; thrilling
- [to] have fun; enjoy oneself
เพลิดเพลินplêrt-plernเพลิดเพลินplêrt-plern1enjoyable; delightful2[to] enjoy oneself; be engrossed
- enjoyable; delightful
- [to] enjoy oneself; be engrossed
เริงรมย์rerng romเริงรมย์rerng rom1[to] make merry; revel; enjoy oneself2merry; cheerful; festive
- [to] make merry; revel; enjoy oneself
- merry; cheerful; festive
รื่นเริงrêun rerngรื่นเริงrêun rerng1festive; merry; joyous2[to] celebrate; make merry
- festive; merry; joyous
- [to] celebrate; make merry
Word Breakdown
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เทิงterngเทิงterng1on; above; upon (Isan/Lao dialect)2[to] be merry; entertain (Isan/Lao dialect)Part 2
บันเทิงban-terngบันเทิงban-terngentertainment; show business