บาทอ่อน(bàat òn)

Meanings

1NounB2

weak baht; baht depreciation

A situation where the Thai baht is weak or has depreciated against other currencies.

Examples

ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodบาทอ่อนbàat ònบาทอ่อนbàat òn1weak baht; baht depreciation2[to] weaken (of the baht)นักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaotouristต่างชาติdtàang châatต่างชาติdtàang châat1foreign; from abroad2a foreigner; foreign nationalเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ใช้จ่ายchái jàaiใช้จ่ายchái jàai1[to] spend (money); expend2expenses; spending (noun)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personมากขึ้นmâak kêunมากขึ้นmâak kêun1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
The baht is weak lately, so foreign tourists are spending more in Thailand.
2VerbB2

[to] weaken (of the baht)

For the Thai baht to lose value against other currencies.

Examples

ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4period; time (around now/then)5distance between supports6width span; armspan7span; breadth (across)ไตรมาสนี้dtrai-mâat néeไตรมาสนี้dtrai-mâat née1this quarter (current three-month period)2in this quarterบาทอ่อนbàat ònบาทอ่อนbàat òn1weak baht; baht depreciation2[to] weaken (of the baht)เมื่อเทียบกับmêuua tîiap gàpเมื่อเทียบกับmêuua tîiap gàpcompared to [sth]; in comparison with [sth]ดอลลาร์don-lâaดอลลาร์don-lâadollar (currency unit)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนำเข้าnam kâoนำเข้าnam kâo1[to] import (goods)2[to] import (data/modules)3[to] submit to a meeting/agenda4importedแพงขึ้นpaeng kêunแพงขึ้นpaeng kêun1more expensive2to become more expensive; prices go up
This quarter the baht lost value against the dollar, making imports more expensive.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3blow; stroke (literary/archaic)4foot (literary)Part 1
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อ่อนònอ่อนòn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciatePart 2
บาทอ่อนbàat ònบาทอ่อนbàat ònweak baht; baht depreciation