สมควร
sŏm kuuan
Meanings
1NounB1
appropriate; fitting; proper
right, suitable, or justified according to the situation, norms, or reason
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaan1scenario; situation context2situation; circumstancesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)การขอโทษgaan kŏr tôhtการขอโทษgaan kŏr tôht1the act of apologizing2apology (act)ต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentหน้าที่nâa têeหน้าที่nâa têe1duty; responsibility2function; role3official duty; post assignmentประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meeting3assembly; councilถือว่าtĕuu wâaถือว่าtĕuu wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2[to] be considered; count as; be deemed3it's fair to say; arguably4fairly; ratherสมควรsŏm kuuanสมควรsŏm kuuan1appropriate; fitting; proper2[to] ought to; should (be appropriate)
In this situation, apologizing in front of the meeting is appropriate.
2NounB1
[to] ought to; should (be appropriate)
used to say that something is proper, reasonable, or warranted to do or to be
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)สมควรsŏm kuuanสมควรsŏm kuuan1appropriate; fitting; proper2[to] ought to; should (be appropriate)ขอโทษkŏr tóhtขอโทษkŏr tóht1[!] sorry; excuse me2[to] apologize (to [sb]) (for)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ทำผิดtam pìtทำผิดtam pìt1[to] do wrong; make a mistake2[to] commit an offense; break a rule/law
We ought to apologize when we are wrong.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy of
- should; ought to
- appropriate; proper; suitable
- deserve; be worthy of
เหมาะสมmòr sŏmเหมาะสมmòr sŏm1appropriate; suitable2proper; fitting (socially/morally)
- appropriate; suitable
- proper; fitting (socially/morally)
เหมาะควรmòr kuuanเหมาะควรmòr kuuanappropriate; suitable; proper
appropriate; suitable; proper
เหมาะmòrเหมาะmòr1[to] suit; be appropriate2suitable; appropriate; fitting
- [to] suit; be appropriate
- suitable; appropriate; fitting
ควรจะkuuan jàควรจะkuuan jà1should; ought to (advice/duty/appropriateness)2be supposed/expected to; should (by rule, plan, or normal circumstances)
- should; ought to (advice/duty/appropriateness)
- be supposed/expected to; should (by rule, plan, or normal circumstances)
Word Breakdown
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สมควรsŏm kuuanสมควรsŏm kuuanappropriate; fitting; proper