สะพาน
sà-paan
Meanings
1NounA2
bridge
A structure built over a river, road, or gap to allow people or vehicles to cross.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachสะพานsà-paanสะพานsà-paan1bridge2bridge (metaphor)ข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2[to] skip; omit3across; over; crosswise4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)คลองklongคลองklong1canal2natural stream; creek (dialectal/archaic)3classifier: canals/ditches
My house is near a bridge that crosses the canal.
2NounB2
bridge (metaphor)
Something that connects or links two sides, ideas, groups, or stages.
Examples
ดนตรีdon-dtreeดนตรีdon-dtree1music (art form)2music (as a subject/field)เป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuanเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuan1[to] be like; resemble [sb/sth]; be similar to [sb/sth]2[to] amount to; be tantamount to; be effectively equivalent to [sth]สะพานsà-paanสะพานsà-paan1bridge2bridge (metaphor)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/slotเชื่อมchêuuamเชื่อมchêuuam1[to] connect; link2[to] weld; solder; braze3syrup (dessert)4[to] sweeten with syrupคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3foreign; from another place4each; respectively5to differ; be differentภาษาpaa-săaภาษาpaa-săa1language; tongue2register; jargon; specialized languageให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเข้าใจกันkâo jai ganเข้าใจกันkâo jai gan1[to] understand each other; have mutual understanding2[to] come to an understanding; reconcile3[to] be involved with each other (euphemistic)
Music is like a bridge that connects people of different languages to understand one another.
Word Breakdown
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สะพานsà-paanสะพานsà-paanbridge