ผู้ว่าฯ
pôo wâa
Meanings
1NounB2
governor (abbr.)
an abbreviated form of ผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัดผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัดpôo wâa râat-chá-gaan jang-wàtprovincial governor or ผู้ว่าราชการกรุงเทพมหานคร; the chief official in charge of a province or of Bangkok
Examples
ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คนคาดหวังkâat wăngคาดหวังkâat wăng1[to] expect [sth/sb]2to have hopes/expectations (often high/low)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeผู้ว่าฯpôo wâaผู้ว่าฯpôo wâa1governor (abbr.)2Governor (title)คนใหม่kon màiคนใหม่kon mài1new person; newcomer; new member/hire2new romantic partner (colloquial)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)แก้gâeแก้gâe1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] edit; revise; amend4[to] take off (clothes)5[to] remedy; treat; counteractปัญหารถติดbpan-hăa rót dtìtปัญหารถติดbpan-hăa rót dtìt1traffic congestion problem2traffic jam issue (urban context)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
The public expects the new governor to solve the traffic problems.
2NounB2
Governor (title)
a title used before a governor’s name (e.g., ผู้ว่าฯผู้ว่าฯpôo wâa1governor (abbr.)2Governor (title) สุขุมพันธุ์)
Examples
เมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan néeเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan née1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous dayผู้ว่าฯpôo wâaผู้ว่าฯpôo wâa1governor (abbr.)2Governor (title)ชัชชาติchát-cháatได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ลงพื้นที่long péun-têeลงพื้นที่long péun-têe1[to] go to the field/site2[to] conduct a field visitตรวจdtrùuatตรวจdtrùuat1[to] check; inspect; examine2[to] examine medically; test3inspection; check; examinationสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaan1scenario; situation context2situation; circumstancesน้ำท่วมnáam tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be flooded3to be overwhelmed (fig.)
Yesterday, Governor Chadchart went to inspect the flood situation in the area.