หัวลำโพง(hŭua lam pohng)

Meanings

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Hua Lamphong (Bangkok’s historic main railway station; area name)

The common name of Bangkok’s historic main railway station (Bangkok Railway Station) and the surrounding area; still widely used to refer to the station and neighborhood, even after most long-distance services moved to Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal.

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เจอกันjer ganเจอกันjer gan1[!] see you; see you later2[to] meet each other; meet upที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotหัวลำโพงhŭua lam pohngหัวลำโพงhŭua lam pohngHua Lamphong (Bangkok’s historic main railway station; area name)ตอนบ่ายdton bàaiตอนบ่ายdton bàai1afternoon2in the afternoonนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Let's meet at Hua Lamphong in the afternoon.

Word Breakdown

หัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5beginning; initial part6classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins7to bud; to sprout8header; title; headlinePart 1
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ลำโพงlam-pohngลำโพงlam-pohng1speaker; loudspeaker2devil’s trumpet; thorn apple (Datura metel)3megaphone4devil’s trumpet (Datura metel)Part 2
หัวลำโพงhŭua lam pohngหัวลำโพงhŭua lam pohngHua Lamphong (Bangkok’s historic main railway station; area name)