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raaoMeanings
1NounA2
rail; bar; pole
a long bar, rail, or pole for holding, supporting, or hanging things (e.g., handrail, clothes rail)
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แขวนkwăenแขวนkwăen1[to] hang [sth]; suspend [sth] from above2[to] suspend; put on hold; shelveเสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวไว้บนwái bonราวraaoราวraao1rail; bar; pole2about; approximately; around3approximately; roughly4like; as5classifier: rails
I hang my shirt on the rail.
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Yesterday the technician installed a new handrail at my house.
Tomorrow Mom will buy another clothes rail.
ในnaiรถไฟฟ้าrót fai fáaมีmeeราวraaoให้hâiจับjàpเพื่อpêuuaความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt paiระหว่างrá-wàangยืนyeun
In the metro there are rails to hold for safety while standing.
2PrepositionA2
about; approximately; around
used before numbers, amounts, time, or distance to show an approximate value
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)ราวraaoราวraao1rail; bar; pole2about; approximately; around3approximately; roughly4like; as5classifier: railsหกโมงเย็นhòk mohng yenหกโมงเย็นhòk mohng yen6 PM; six o'clock in the evening
He arrived at around six in the evening.
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The work should be finished around tomorrow afternoon.
The cost is around two thousand baht, including food and accommodation.
จากjàakกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpไปbpaiหัวหินhŭua hĭnใช้เวลาchái way-laaราวraaoสามsăamชั่วโมงchûua-mohngถ้าtâaรถrótไม่ติดmâi dtìt
From Bangkok to Hua Hin takes around three hours if there’s no traffic.
3AdverbA2
approximately; roughly
used adverbially to indicate an approximate amount, time, distance, or number
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ราวraaoราวraao1rail; bar; pole2about; approximately; around3approximately; roughly4like; as5classifier: railsหนึ่งร้อยnèung róiหนึ่งร้อยnèung róione hundred; 100บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
I have around one hundred baht.
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He arrived around 5 p.m. yesterday.
Our house is about two kilometers from the market.
งานประชุมngaan bprà-chumจะjàเริ่มขึ้นrêrm kûenราวๆraao raaoต้นdtônสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâaถ้าtâaมีmeeการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan bplìian bplaengจะjàแจ้งให้ทราบjâeng hâi sâapอีกครั้งèek kráng
The conference will start around the beginning of next week; if there are any changes, we will inform you again.
อากาศaa-gàatวันนี้wan néeเงียบสงบngîiap sà-ngòpราวraaoไม่มีmâi meeพายุpaa-yúเคยkoeiพัดผ่านpát pàanมาmaa
The weather today is calm, as if no storm had ever passed through.
She smiled at me as if yesterday’s incident had never happened.
4PrepositionB1
like; as
Used to compare someone or something with another person or thing, often to create a strong image.
5ClassifierB2
classifier: rails
a classifier used when counting rails, such as clothes rails
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toสวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)สั่งsàngสั่งsàng1[to] order [sth]; place an order (food/goods)2[to] command; instruct; direct3[to] prescribe; order (medical/legal/official)ไม้ไผ่máai pàiไม้ไผ่máai pài1bamboo (plant)2bamboo (material)ห้าhâaห้าhâafive (number)ราวraaoราวraao1rail; bar; pole2about; approximately; around3approximately; roughly4like; as5classifier: railsเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeค้างkáangค้างkáang1[to] stay over; spend the night2[to] remain; be left over3[to be] overdue; outstanding4[to] remain suspended; be stuck in position5[to] freeze; stop respondingให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)แตงกวาdtaeng gwaaแตงกวาdtaeng gwaacucumberเลื้อยléuuayเลื้อยléuuay1[to] crawl; creep; slither2[to] climb/spread (of vines/plants)
The gardener ordered five bamboo poles to make trellises for cucumbers to climb.
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เราraoต้องdtôngใช้cháiเหล็กlèkสองsŏngราวraaoสำหรับsăm-ràpทำtamรั้วrúuaชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoรอบrôpงานก่อสร้างngaan gòr sâang
We need two iron rods to make a temporary fence around the construction site.
ครูพละkroo pá-láเตรียมdtriiamไม้พลองmáai plongสิบsìpราวraaoไว้wáiสำหรับsăm-ràpการซ้อมgaan sómระบำrá-bamประกอบbprà-gòpเพลงplayngของkŏngนักเรียนnák riian
The PE teacher prepared ten batons for the students’ rehearsal of the choreographed dance.
ช่างไม้châng máiคำนวณkam-nuuanว่าwâaควรkuuanใช้cháiไม้เนื้อแข็งmáai néuua kăengสี่sèeราวraaoเป็นbpenโครงkrohngหลักlàkแล้วláeoค่อยkôiเสริมsěrmด้วยdûuayแผ่นไม้pàen máaiอัดàtเพื่อpêuuaเพิ่มpêrmความแข็งแรงkwaam kăeng raeng
The carpenter calculated that four hardwood beams should be used as the main frame, then reinforced with plywood for added strength.