ป้ายบอกทาง(bpâai bòk taang)

Meanings

1NounB1

direction sign; road signpost

A sign that shows directions or destinations, especially on roads and highways.

Examples

ขับรถkàp rótขับรถkàp rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)ไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuaiไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuai1[to] keep going; continue steadily2casually; without a fixed plan3so-so; just getting by (colloquial)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] face; experience3[to] find; come acrossป้ายบอกทางbpâai bòk taangป้ายบอกทางbpâai bòk taang1direction sign; road signpost2wayfinding sign; directional signageไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)พัทยาpát-tá-yaaพัทยาpát-tá-yaaPattaya (city in Chonburi, Thailand)
Just keep driving, and you will soon see the road sign to Pattaya.
2NounB2

wayfinding sign; directional signage

A sign within a building or area that guides people to locations, such as exits, rooms, or platforms.

Examples

ตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]โรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baanhospitalใหญ่ๆyài yàiใหญ่ๆyài yài1very/quite big (emphatic)2major; significant; prominent3in a big way; on a large scale4the big ones (substantive use)ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockป้ายบอกทางbpâai bòk taangป้ายบอกทางbpâai bòk taang1direction sign; road signpost2wayfinding sign; directional signageคงจะkong jàคงจะkong jàprobably; likely; I supposeเดินหาdern hăaเดินหาdern hăa[to] walk around looking for [sb] or [sth]แผนกpà-nàekแผนกpà-nàek1department; section2division; section (organizational unit)3department (academic)ที่ต้องการtêe dtông gaanที่ต้องการtêe dtông gaan1needed; required2wanted; desired3in demandไม่เจอmâi jerไม่เจอmâi jer[to] not find [sth/sb]แน่ๆnâe nâeแน่ๆnâe nâedefinitely; for sure; certainly
In a big hospital, if there were no signs, you would definitely not be able to find the department you're looking for.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ป้ายbpâaiป้ายbpâai1sign; signboard2label; tag3[to] label; tag4[to] smear; dab; apply5classifier for signs/labelsPart 1
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บอกทางbòk taangบอกทางbòk taang[to] give directionsPart 2
ป้ายบอกทางbpâai bòk taangป้ายบอกทางbpâai bòk taangdirection sign; road signpost