ร้อนตาย(rón dtaai)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
sweltering; unbearably hot (hyperbolic)
Extremely hot; unbearably sweltering. Commonly hyperbolic/exaggerated in casual speech, similar to 'so hot I could die.'
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)แดดdàetแดดdàet1strong sunlight; blazing sun2sunlight; sunshineแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ร้อนตายrón dtaaiร้อนตายrón dtaai1sweltering; unbearably hot (hyperbolic)2[to] feel like dying from heat (hyperbolic)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forหลบlòpหลบlòp1[to] dodge; avoid2[to] hide; take cover3[to] evade; eludeเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceห้างhâangห้างhâang1mall; shopping center2trading firm (dated/formal)3department store
The sun is so strong today, it's unbearably hot; I want to hide in a mall.
2VerbB1
[to] feel like dying from heat (hyperbolic)
To express that the heat is so intense it feels lethal; typically figurative and hyperbolic rather than literal.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)แดดdàetแดดdàet1strong sunlight; blazing sun2sunlight; sunshineแรงมากraeng mâakแรงมากraeng mâak1very strong; intense2[!] intense; harshเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!หน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ร้อนตายrón dtaaiร้อนตายrón dtaai1sweltering; unbearably hot (hyperbolic)2[to] feel like dying from heat (hyperbolic)
The sun is so strong today that just stepping outside feels like I could die from the heat.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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ร้อนตายrón dtaaiร้อนตายrón dtaaisweltering; unbearably hot (hyperbolic)