หลังบ้าน
lăng bâan
Meanings
1NounA2
back of the house; backyard
The rear part of a house or the area behind it, such as the backyard or service area.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เล่นบอลlên bonเล่นบอลlên bon1[to] play football; [to] play soccer2[to] bet on football/soccerกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)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/slotสนามหญ้าsà-năam yâaสนามหญ้าsà-năam yâa1lawn; grassy yard2grass pitch; turf fieldหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)
We play soccer on the lawn behind the house.
2NounB2
domestic affairs; family side (figurative)
Matters related to one’s household or family, especially as they affect decisions or operations behind the scenes.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sètปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèt1[to] refuse; decline2[to] deny3[to] rejectงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt1provincial; out-of-town2upcountry; outside the capitalเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăaมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăa[to] have a problem; there is a problemหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)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/slotต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightจัดการjàt gaanจัดการjàt gaan1[to] manage; handle; deal with2[to] arrange; organize3[to] take care of; fix (informal)
He declined the out-of-town job because he has family issues to handle behind the scenes.
3NounB2
behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)
Influence or decision-making that occurs out of public view, often by close associates or family members.
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วงการwong gaanวงการwong gaanfield; industry; circle; communityซุบซิบsúp-sípซุบซิบsúp-síp1[to] whisper; gossip2[to] gossip3gossip; whispersว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeโครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3past; via; through4[to] experience; go throughได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)คอยkoiคอยkoi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); keep on (doing)3[to] be on standby; be readyผลักดันplàk danผลักดันplàk dan1[to] push; drive [sb/sth] forward2[to] promote; advocate3[to] spur; motivate
People in the industry gossip that this project got approved because there was behind-the-scenes influence pushing it.
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หลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâanback of the house; backyard