ประมาณว่า(bprà-maan wâa)

Meanings

1NounB1

it's like...; roughly speaking

a phrase used to introduce an approximation, paraphrase, or summary, similar to 'it's like...', 'something like...', or 'roughly speaking...'.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutประมาณว่าbprà-maan wâaประมาณว่าbprà-maan wâait's like...; roughly speakingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)มาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)3[to] come to (someone’s turn/time)ตอนเย็นdton yenตอนเย็นdton yen1evening; early evening2in the evening
He said something like he would arrive in the evening.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ประมาณbprà-maanประมาณbprà-maan1[to] estimate; approximate2approximately; about3estimate (noun)4moderate; modest (archaic/literary)Part 1
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ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizePart 2
ประมาณว่าbprà-maan wâaประมาณว่าbprà-maan wâait's like...; roughly speaking