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săm-rong

Meanings

1NounB1

spare; backup; reserve

kept to be used if needed or if the main one is not available

Examples

ฉันพกchăn pókแบตสำรองbàet săm-rongแบตสำรองbàet săm-rong1power bank; portable battery pack2spare/backup batteryไว้ใช้wái cháiไว้ใช้wái chái1for later use2[to] set aside [sth] for later useตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodแบตมือถือbàet meu tĕuแบตมือถือbàet meu tĕuphone battery; mobile phone batteryใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)หมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogether
I carry a backup battery to use when my phone’s battery is about to die.
2NounB1

reserve; backup

an extra supply, item, or person kept for use if needed

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหน้ากากnâa gàakหน้ากากnâa gàak1mask (face covering)2facade; outward show3mask (classifier: ใบ, ชิ้น)สำรองsăm-rongสำรองsăm-rong1spare; backup; reserve2reserve; backup3[to] reserve; set aside; back upเผื่อpèuuaเผื่อpèuua1in case; just in case2[to] set aside; reserve (for later/for [sb])3[to] allow for; take into account4lest; for fear that (rare/lit.)ขาดkàatขาดkàat1[to] lack; be without2[to] be short of; run short of; run out of3[to] tear; rip4lacking; deficient5[to] be absent; miss (an occurrence)6[to] be cut off; be severed7[to] miss [sth]; omit
We have spare masks just in case.
3NounB1

[to] reserve; set aside; back up

to keep or put something aside for future use; to make a backup

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)สำรองsăm-rongสำรองsăm-rong1spare; backup; reserve2reserve; backup3[to] reserve; set aside; back upข้าวสารkâao săanข้าวสารkâao săanuncooked rice (raw grains)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ถุงtŭngถุงtŭng1classifier: bags; sacks; packets2condom3bag; sack; pouchเผื่อpèuuaเผื่อpèuua1in case; just in case2[to] set aside; reserve (for later/for [sb])3[to] allow for; take into account4lest; for fear that (rare/lit.)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
I will set aside a sack of rice in case rain prevents me from going out to buy more.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

อะไหล่à-làiอะไหล่à-lài1spare part; replacement part2spare; backup (attributive)
  • spare part; replacement part
  • spare; backup (attributive)
จองjongจองjong1[to] reserve; book2[to] claim; hold (for [sb])3reservation; booking (noun)
  • [to] reserve; book
  • [to] claim; hold (for [sb])
  • reservation; booking (noun)
กันไว้gan wáiกันไว้gan wái1[to] set aside [sth]; [to] reserve [sth]2[to] prevent [sth]; [to] ward off [sth]
  • [to] set aside [sth]; [to] reserve [sth]
  • [to] prevent [sth]; [to] ward off [sth]
เผื่อเสียpèuua sĭiaเผื่อเสียpèuua sĭiain case [sth] breaks; as a spare

in case [sth] breaks; as a spare

เผื่อpèuuaเผื่อpèuua1in case; just in case2[to] set aside; reserve (for later/for [sb])3[to] allow for; take into account4lest; for fear that (rare/lit.)
  • in case; just in case
  • [to] set aside; reserve (for later/for [sb])
  • [to] allow for; take into account
  • lest; for fear that (rare/lit.)