บางตา(baang dtaa)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
sparse; few
sparse, few, or not dense, often used to describe a small crowd or light traffic
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetบางตาbaang dtaaบางตาbaang dtaa1sparse; few2[to] appear less; be seen less oftenมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The traffic on the road is very light today.
2VerbB2
[to] appear less; be seen less often
used when someone or something shows up less frequently than before; to be seen only rarely
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerที่ยิมtêe yimที่ยิมtêe yim1at the gym2at the gym (location marker)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)หน้าตาnâa dtaaหน้าตาnâa dtaa1facial appearance; looks2appearance (of things)3face; reputationบางตาbaang dtaaบางตาbaang dtaa1sparse; few2[to] appear less; be seen less oftenไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
He hasn't been coming to the gym much lately; I rarely see his face around anymore.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เบาบางbao baangเบาบางbao baang1thin; sparse2slight; faint
- thin; sparse
- slight; faint
ไม่หนาแน่นmâi năa nâenไม่หนาแน่นmâi năa nâennot crowded; sparse
not crowded; sparse
น้อยnóiน้อยnói1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarely
- few; little; small (amount/number)
- less; to a lesser degree
- young; junior (name/title use)
- seldom; rarely
หรอมแหรมrŏm-răemหรอมแหรมrŏm-răem1sparse; scanty; scattered2piecemeal; in dribs and drabs
- sparse; scanty; scattered
- piecemeal; in dribs and drabs
ประปรายbprà-bpraaiประปรายbprà-bpraai1scattered; sparse; sporadic2sporadically; here and there
- scattered; sparse; sporadic
- sporadically; here and there
Word Breakdown
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บางตาbaang dtaaบางตาbaang dtaasparse; few