รำวง(ram wong)
Meanings
1NounB2
Thai circle dance (ramwong)
a Thai traditional folk dance performed in a circle, common at festivals and community events.
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ที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)งานวัดngaan wátงานวัดngaan wáttemple fairเมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night2last night (the night before today)มีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existการแสดงgaan sà-daengการแสดงgaan sà-daeng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)รำวงram wongรำวงram wong1ramwong music/songs2Thai circle dance (ramwong)3[to] dance ramwongดูdooดูdoo1[to] examine; check; inspect2[to] seem; appear3[to] look; watch; see4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)น่าnâaน่าnâa1come on; please (persuasive particle)2worthy/apt to ...สนุกมากsà-nùk mâakสนุกมากsà-nùk mâakvery fun
There was a ramwong dance performance at the temple fair last night; it looked very fun.
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รำวงram wongเป็นbpenนาฏศิลป์nâat-dtà-sĭnพื้นบ้านpúuan bâanที่têeทุกคนtúk konไม่ว่าmâi wâaเด็กdèkหรือrĕuผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiก็gâwสามารถsăa-mâatเข้าร่วมkâo rûuamสนุกsà-nùkด้วยกันdûuai ganได้dâi
Ramwong is a folk dance that everyone, young or old, can join in and enjoy together.
รำวงram wongไม่ใช่mâi châiเป็นเพียงbpen piiangแค่kâeความบันเทิงkwaam ban-terngแต่ยังdtàe yangสะท้อนถึงsà-tón tĕungอุปนิสัยùp-bpà-ní-săiรักrákสนุกsà-nùkและláeความเป็นชุมชนkwaam bpen chum-chonของkŏngคนไทยkon tai
The ramwong dance is not just entertainment; it also reflects the Thai people's fun-loving nature and sense of community.
แม้máeจะjàมีmeeสื่อบันเทิงsèu ban-terngสมัยใหม่sà-măi màiมากมายmâak maaiแต่dtàeรำวงram wongแบบดั้งเดิมbàep dâng-dermก็gâwยังคงyang kongเป็นที่นิยมbpen têe ní-yomในnaiงานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaanต่างๆdtàang-dtàangทั่วประเทศtûua bprà-têet
Although there are many forms of modern entertainment, the traditional ramwong dance is still popular at various festivals across the country.
2NounB2
ramwong music/songs
the songs or musical style used for the ramwong dance.
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วงดนตรีwong don-dtreeวงดนตรีwong don-dtreeband; music ensembleในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)งานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaanงานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaanfestival; festive eventเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play (game/sport/instrument)2[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)3casually; for fun (manner marker)4[to] act; perform (role)5[to] play; have fun6[to] tease; kid; mess withเพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesรำวงram wongรำวงram wong1ramwong music/songs2Thai circle dance (ramwong)3[to] dance ramwongตลอดทั้งdtà-lòt tángตลอดทั้งdtà-lòt tángthroughout; all throughคืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] refund; reimburse3[to] return [sth]; give backทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]2[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; renderบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere (gaseous envelope)2atmosphere; ambienceครึกครื้นkrúk-krúenครึกครื้นkrúk-krúenlively; festive; bustling; boisterousมากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatly
The band at the festival played ramwong music all night, creating a very lively atmosphere.
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พอporได้ยินdâi-yinเพลงplayngรำวงram wongทีไรtee raiคุณยายkun yaaiก็gâwมักจะmák jàลุกขึ้นมาlúk kêun maaขยับkà-yàpแข้งkâengขยับkà-yàpขาkăaทุกทีtúk tee
Whenever she hears ramwong music, my grandmother always gets up to move her arms and legs.
จังหวะjang-wàอันanเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen èek-gà-lákของkŏngดนตรีdon-dtreeรำวงram wongถูกtòokออกแบบมาòk bàep maaเพื่อให้pêuua hâiทุกคนtúk konสามารถsăa-mâatเต้นdtênตามdtaamได้dâiอย่างง่ายดายyàang ngâai daai
The unique rhythm of ramwong music is designed so that everyone can easily dance along.
เนื้อเพลงnéuua plengรำวงram wongยุคเก่าyúk gàoมักจะmák jàพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa tĕungความสวยงามkwaam sŭuai ngaamของkŏngวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamและláeธรรมชาติtam-má-châatของkŏngไทยtaiพร้อมกับpróm gàpเชื้อเชิญchéuua chernให้hâiผู้คนpôo konมาmaaร่วมrûuamสนุกสนานsà-nùk sà-năanกันgan
The lyrics of old-style ramwong songs often describe the beauty of Thai culture and nature, while inviting people to join in the fun.
3VerbB2
[to] dance ramwong
to perform the ramwong circle dance.
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ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รำวงram wongรำวงram wong1ramwong music/songs2Thai circle dance (ramwong)3[to] dance ramwongไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2from; since (starting point)3only; just (restriction)อยากyàakอยากyàak1to crave; to long for2[to] want; desireลองดูlong dooลองดูlong doo[to] try (and see); give it a tryเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingเห็นว่าhĕn wâaเห็นว่าhĕn wâa[to] think that; [to] be of the opinion thatน่าสนุกnâa sà-nùkน่าสนุกnâa sà-nùkfun-looking; appealing; enjoyable
I don't know how to do the ramwong dance, but I'd like to try because it looks fun.
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ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชวนchuanนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoให้มาhâi maaรำวงram wongด้วยกันdûuai ganในช่วงnai chûuangเทศกาลสงกรานต์tâyt-sà-gaan sŏng-graan
The villagers invited the tourists to dance the ramwong with them during the Songkran festival.
เมื่อmêuuaค่ำคืนkâm keunดำเนินไปdam-nern bpaiผู้คนpôo konก็gâwเริ่มrêrmออกมาòk maaรำวงram wongกันganมากขึ้นmâak kêunเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiจนjonกลายเป็นglaai bpenวงwongขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat yàiกลางglaangลานวัดlaan wát
As the night went on, more and more people started to come out and dance the ramwong, forming a large circle in the middle of the temple grounds.
คุณย่าkun yâaเล่าlâoย้อนyónความหลังkwaam lăngว่าwâaสมัยsà-măiสาวๆsăao săaoท่านtâanกับgàpเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanจะjàแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaสวยๆsŭuai sŭuaiเพื่อpêuuaไปbpaiรำramวงในwong naiงานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaanของkŏngหมู่บ้านmòo bâanทุกครั้งtúk kráng
My grandmother reminisced that in her youth, she and her friends would dress up nicely to go dance the ramwong at every village festival.
Word Breakdown
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รำวงram wongรำวงram wongThai circle dance (ramwong)