สูงระฟ้า(sŏong rá-fáa)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
sky-high; towering
very tall, appearing to reach the sky
Examples
ตึกdtèukตึกdtèukbuilding (large, multi-story)หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ในเมืองnai meuuangในเมืองnai meuuang1in the city; downtown2urban; cityสูงระฟ้าsŏong rá-fáaสูงระฟ้าsŏong rá-fáa1sky-high; towering2extremely high (figurative)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofมองเห็นได้mong hĕn dâaiมองเห็นได้mong hĕn dâaivisible; can be seenจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ไกลๆglai glaiไกลๆglai glai1from afar; at a distance2far-off; distant
The new building in the city is skyscraper-tall, so it can be seen from far away.
2AdjectiveB2
extremely high (figurative)
very high in degree or amount, such as prices, costs, or levels
Examples
ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2price level; listed price3[to] cost; [to be] priced atบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ย่านyâanย่านyâan1district; neighborhood; area2zone; vicinityใจกลางเมืองjai glaang meuuangใจกลางเมืองjai glaang meuuangcity center; downtownตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)สูงระฟ้าsŏong rá-fáaสูงระฟ้าsŏong rá-fáa1sky-high; towering2extremely high (figurative)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofคนธรรมดาkon tam-má-daaคนธรรมดาkon tam-má-daaordinary person; commonerซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offไม่ไหวmâi wăiไม่ไหวmâi wăi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannotแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
House prices in the city center are now sky-high, so ordinary people can no longer afford them.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
สูงเสียดฟ้าsŏong sìiat fáaสูงเสียดฟ้าsŏong sìiat fáasky-high; towering (literal or figurative)
sky-high; towering (literal or figurative)
ติดฟ้าdtìt fáaติดฟ้าdtìt fáa1sky-high; very tall2sky-high (price/level)
- sky-high; very tall
- sky-high (price/level)
สูงลิ่วsŏong lîwสูงลิ่วsŏong lîw1extremely high; sky-high (often of prices, rates)2to/at a very great height or level
- extremely high; sky-high (often of prices, rates)
- to/at a very great height or level
สูงปรี๊ดsŏong bpríitสูงปรี๊ดsŏong bpríitextremely high; sky-high
extremely high; sky-high
สูงตระหง่านsŏong dtrà-ngàanสูงตระหง่านsŏong dtrà-ngàantowering; imposing
towering; imposing
Word Breakdown
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สูงระฟ้าsŏong rá-fáaสูงระฟ้าsŏong rá-fáasky-high; towering