ลาง
laangMeanings
1NounB1
omen; sign; portent
a sign or indication that something, often good or bad, may happen
Examples
สายรุ้งsăai rúngสายรุ้งsăai rúngrainbowหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâa1[to] feel that; think that; have the impression that2it seems (to me) that...; I feel that...เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ลางlaangลางlaang1omen; sign; portent2vague; faint; indistinct3some; certain (literary)ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
A rainbow after the rain makes me feel it's a good sign.
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เมื่อmêuuaแก้วgâewแตกdtàekเองayngในบ้านnai bâanยายyaaiบอกว่าbòk wâaเป็นbpenลางlaangไม่ดีmâi deeควรkuuanระวังตัวrá-wang dtuua
When a glass broke on its own in the house, Grandma said it was a bad omen and we should be careful.
เขาkăoเห็นhĕnนกฮูกnók hûukร้องróngตอนกลางวันdton glaang wanแล้วláeoเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเป็นbpenลางlaangว่าwâaจะมีjà meeข่าวkàaoสำคัญsăm-kan
He heard an owl hoot during the day and believed it was a sign that important news would come.
เหตุการณ์hèt gaanเล็กๆlék lékที่têeเกิดgèrtซ้ำๆsám-sámก่อนgònเดินทางdern taangทำให้tam hâiเธอterรู้สึกrúu-sèukเหมือนmĕuuanมีmeeลางlaangเตือนdteuuanให้hâiชะลอchá-loแผนpăen
The small recurring incidents before the trip made her feel as if there was an omen warning her to delay the plan.
2AdjectiveB2
vague; faint; indistinct
not clear or definite; hard to see, hear, or understand; faint
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เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)สายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsลางlaangลางlaang1omen; sign; portent2vague; faint; indistinct3some; certain (literary)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แทบtâepแทบtâep1almost; nearly2virtually; practicallyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)
The announcement over the speakers was so faint that it was hard to tell what he said.
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หมอกmòkลงlongหนาnăaทำให้เห็นtam hâi hĕnไฟท้ายfai táaiรถrótข้างหน้าkâang nâaเพียงpiiangลางๆlaang laang
The fog is thick, so the taillights of the car ahead are only faintly visible.
ความทรงจำkwaam song jamเหตุการณ์hèt gaanนั้นnánยังyangลางlaangอยู่yòoแม้máeฉันchănจะjàพยายามpà-yaa-yaamนึกnéukเท่าไรtâo-rai
My memory of that event is still vague, no matter how hard I try to recall.
3determinerC1
some; certain (literary)
Used before a noun to refer to some people or things, without saying exactly which ones.
Examples
ลางlaangลางlaang1omen; sign; portent2vague; faint; indistinct3some; certain (literary)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainในเมืองnai meuuangในเมืองnai meuuang1in the city; downtown2urban; cityแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ลางlaangลางlaang1omen; sign; portent2vague; faint; indistinct3some; certain (literary)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)อยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ชนบทchon-ná-bòtชนบทchon-ná-bòt1countryside; rural area2rural (attr.)
Some people like living in the city, while others prefer the countryside.
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ลางlaangเรื่องrêuuangที่têeผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiเห็นว่าhĕn wâaเล็กน้อยlék nóiกลับglàpมีความหมายmee kwaam-măaiต่อdtòเด็กdèkมากกว่าmâak gwàaที่têeคิดkít
Some things that adults consider trivial actually mean more to children than they realize.
ถ้อยคำtôi kamลางlaangคำkamแม้máeผู้พูดpûu pûutจะjàมิได้mí dâiมีmeeเจตนาร้ายjàyt-dtà-naa ráaiก็gâwอาจàatทิ้งtíngบาดแผลbàat plăeไว้wáiในใจnai jaiผู้ฟังpôo fangนานnaanกว่าที่gwàa têeคิดkít
Certain words, even when spoken without ill intent, may leave emotional wounds that last longer than one might think.
ลางlaangคนkonมิได้mí dâiเงียบngîiapเพราะpráwไร้ráiความคิดเห็นkwaam kít hĕnหากhàakเพราะpráwเห็นว่าhĕn wâaการโต้เถียงgaan dtôh tĭiangในขณะนั้นnai kà-nà nánมีแต่mee dtàeจะjàทำให้tam hâiความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengบานปลายbaan bplaai
Some people remain silent not because they have no opinion, but because they believe arguing at that moment would only escalate the conflict.