ภูมิหลัง(poom lăng)
Meanings
1NounB1
personal background
A person’s past and circumstances, such as education, family, social and economic status, or experience.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)รู้จักrúu jàkรู้จักrúu jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withภูมิหลังpoom lăngภูมิหลังpoom lăng1personal background2background; contextual historyของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
I don't know his background at all.
2NounB2
background; contextual history
The underlying history or context of an event, topic, organization, or place (e.g., historical, social, or institutional background).
Examples
ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitเมืองโบราณmeuuang boh-raanเมืองโบราณmeuuang boh-raan1ancient/historic city (archaeological site)2Ancient City (open‑air museum in Thailand)แห่งนี้hàeng néeแห่งนี้hàeng née1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofศึกษาsèuk-săaศึกษาsèuk-săa1[to] study; learn2[to] research; investigate3[to] consider; look intoภูมิหลังpoom lăngภูมิหลังpoom lăng1personal background2background; contextual historyทางประวัติศาสตร์taang bprà-wàt-sàatทางประวัติศาสตร์taang bprà-wàt-sàat1historical; relating to history2historically; from a historical perspectiveของมันkŏng manของมันkŏng manits (possessive pronoun)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
Before visiting this ancient city, we should first study its historical background.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
พื้นหลังpéuun-lăngพื้นหลังpéuun-lăng1background; backdrop (visual)2background; backstory (personal or historical)3background (computing: process state)4wallpaper; background image (UI)5background sound; ambient noise/music
- background; backdrop (visual)
- background; backstory (personal or historical)
- background (computing: process state)
- wallpaper; background image (UI)
- background sound; ambient noise/music
พื้นเพpêun pheพื้นเพpêun phebackground; origins (of a person)
background; origins (of a person)
ความเป็นมาkwaam bpen maaความเป็นมาkwaam bpen maa1background; origin; history; backstory2provenance; background/rationale (section)
- background; origin; history; backstory
- provenance; background/rationale (section)
เรื่องราวเบื้องหลังrʉ̂uang raao bʉ̂ang lăngเรื่องราวเบื้องหลังrʉ̂uang raao bʉ̂ang lăngbackstory
backstory
ประวัติความเป็นมาbprà-wàt kwaam bpen maaประวัติความเป็นมาbprà-wàt kwaam bpen maa1background; history; origins2provenance; origin story
- background; history; origins
- provenance; origin story
Word Breakdown
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ภูมิหลังpoom lăngภูมิหลังpoom lăngpersonal background