ว่าด้วย

wâa dûuai

Meanings

1PrepositionC1

about; concerning (formal)

introduces the subject matter of a text, law, policy, or section; common in titles and formal writing (e.g., laws, regulations)

Examples

นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectระเบียบrá-bìiapระเบียบrá-bìiap1regulation; administrative rule2order; orderliness3discipline4procedure; protocolของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)ว่าด้วยwâa dûuaiว่าด้วยwâa dûuai1about; concerning (formal)2[to] concern; deal withการแต่งกายgaan dtàeng gaaiการแต่งกายgaan dtàeng gaai1attire; manner of dress2dress codeของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupil
These are the school regulations concerning student dress code.
2VerbC1

[to] concern; deal with

to have as a subject; to address or treat a particular matter (e.g., บทความนี้ว่าด้วย... ‘this article deals with…’)

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu[to] read; [to] studyเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2blade (of a cutting tool)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotว่าด้วยwâa dûuaiว่าด้วยwâa dûuai1about; concerning (formal)2[to] concern; deal withประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàat1history (academic field)2history; past eventsกาแฟgaa-faeกาแฟgaa-faecoffee (drink; beans; plant)
I'm reading a new book that's about the history of coffee.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizePart 1
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ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toPart 2
ว่าด้วยwâa dûuaiว่าด้วยwâa dûuaiabout; concerning (formal)