หวาดหวั่น

wàat wàn

Meanings

1NounB2

fearful; anxious; apprehensive

feeling fear or worry about possible danger or trouble; anxious; apprehensive

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)หวาดหวั่นwàat wànหวาดหวั่นwàat wàn1fearful; anxious; apprehensive2[to] feel fearful or anxiousเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayพายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1typhoon; cyclone2storm (figurative)3stormลูกใหม่lôok màiลูกใหม่lôok mài1new offspring/child2newborn; new baby/offspringกำลังจะgam-lang jàกำลังจะgam-lang jàabout to (imminent future)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect marker
Villagers felt apprehensive when they heard news of a new storm approaching.
2NounB2

[to] feel fearful or anxious

to feel fear or worry about something that may happen; to be apprehensive

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herหวาดหวั่นwàat wànหวาดหวั่นwàat wàn1fearful; anxious; apprehensive2[to] feel fearful or anxiousว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeผลสอบpŏn sòpผลสอบpŏn sòpexam result; test scoreพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayอาจจะàat jàอาจจะàat jàmaybe; perhaps; mightออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly5[!] Not good!เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuua1[to] prepare oneself; get ready2[to] brace oneself; be prepared (mentally/physically)ไม่ทันmâi tanไม่ทันmâi tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])
She is apprehensive that tomorrow’s exam results might not be good because she couldn’t prepare in time.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หวาดwàatหวาดwàat1[to] fear; be afraid; dread2fearful; apprehensivePart 1
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หวั่นwànหวั่นwàn1fearful; apprehensive2[to] fear; [to] be apprehensivePart 2
หวาดหวั่นwàat wànหวาดหวั่นwàat wànfearful; anxious; apprehensive