สมัยนี้

sà-măi née

Meanings

1NounA2

nowadays; these days

at the present time; in the current period, generally or habitually

Examples

สมัยนี้sà-măi néeสมัยนี้sà-măi née1nowadays; these days2the present time; current era3present-day; modern (modifier)อากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónhot weatherมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
Nowadays, the weather is very hot.
2NounB1

the present time; current era

the time we are living in now, contrasted with the past or future

Examples

สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockอินเทอร์เน็ตin-ter-nètอินเทอร์เน็ตin-ter-nèt1the Internet2internet access/serviceแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)สมัยนี้sà-măi néeสมัยนี้sà-măi née1nowadays; these days2the present time; current era3present-day; modern (modifier)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
In the past, there was no internet, but nowadays there is.
3NounB1

present-day; modern (modifier)

used before a noun to describe something typical of the current period (e.g., เด็กสมัยนี้ ‘kids these days’)

Examples

เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenสมัยนี้sà-măi néeสมัยนี้sà-măi née1nowadays; these days2the present time; current era3present-day; modern (modifier)โตเร็วdtoh reoโตเร็วdtoh reo1fast-growing2[to] grow quicklyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
Kids these days grow up very fast.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

สมัยsà-măiสมัยsà-măi1period; era; age2term; tenure3modern; contemporary4during; in the time ofPart 1
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นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)Part 2
สมัยนี้sà-măi néeสมัยนี้sà-măi néenowadays; these days