หมายความว่า(măai kwaam wâa)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] mean; signify; indicate (that)
to have a particular meaning; to indicate or signify that something is the case
Examples
ไฟแดงfai daengไฟแดงfai daeng1red traffic light2menstruation; period3[to] hit a red lightหมายความว่าmăai kwaam wâaหมายความว่าmăai kwaam wâa1[to] mean; signify; indicate (that)2meaning (that); that is; in other wordsให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; breakรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehicles
A red light means to stop the car.
2ConjunctionB1
meaning (that); that is; in other words
used to explain, restate, or clarify what was just said
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ไม่ว่างmâi wâangไม่ว่างmâi wâang1busy; not free2occupied; taken (of a seat/room/line)หมายความว่าmăai kwaam wâaหมายความว่าmăai kwaam wâa1[to] mean; signify; indicate (that)2meaning (that); that is; in other wordsผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritไม่ได้mâi 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)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
I'm not free. That is to say, I can't go with you.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
หมายถึงmăai tĕungหมายถึงmăai tĕung1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)
- [to] mean; denote; refer to
- [to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)
แสดงว่าsà-daeng wâaแสดงว่าsà-daeng wâa1[to] show/indicate that2which means (that); so
- [to] show/indicate that
- which means (that); so
แปลว่าbplae wâaแปลว่าbplae wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other words
- [to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify
- [to] translate as
- that means; which means; in other words
เท่ากับว่าtâo gàp wâaเท่ากับว่าtâo gàp wâawhich means that
which means that
กล่าวคือglàao keuกล่าวคือglàao keuthat is; namely; in other words
that is; namely; in other words
Word Breakdown
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หมายความว่าmăai kwaam wâaหมายความว่าmăai kwaam wâa[to] mean; signify; indicate (that)