เก่ง(gèng)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

skilled; good at

very capable or proficient at something; talented

Examples

น้องสาวnóng săaoน้องสาวnóng săaoyounger sister; younger female siblingฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)วาดรูปwâat rôopวาดรูปwâat rôop[to] draw; [to] sketchเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excel
My younger sister is very good at drawing.
2AdjectiveA2

smart; quick-witted

showing intelligence, quick understanding, or cleverness

Examples

น้องnóngน้องnóng1younger sibling2junior; younger personคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personเข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be trueโจทย์jòhtโจทย์jòht1prompt; brief; guiding question2plaintiff (legal, formal)3problem; exercise; question (esp. math/school)เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2premature; too soon3quickly; fastมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเก่งจริงๆgèng jing jingเก่งจริงๆgèng jing jingreally good!; very skilled!
This kid grasps the problems very quickly; really clever.
3VerbB1

[to] be good at; excel

to be very skilled at [sth]; to do very well at [sth] (often used as เป็นเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressions/ทำเก่งทำเก่งtam gèng[to] act like a know-it-all; [to] show off)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesคณิตศาสตร์ká-nít-dtà-sàatคณิตศาสตร์ká-nít-dtà-sàatmathematics; mathสอบsòpสอบsòp1exam; test (informal/short form)2[to] test; examine (ability)3[to] take an exam; sit a testครั้งนี้kráng néeครั้งนี้kráng née1this time; this occasion2this time (around); on this occasionได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the full
He is very skilled at math and got a perfect score on this test.

Related Words

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ถนัดtà-nàtถนัดtà-nàt1skilled; proficient; adept2[to] be good at; prefer to use3dominant (hand/side)
  • skilled; proficient; adept
  • [to] be good at; prefer to use
  • dominant (hand/side)
มีฝีมือmee fĕe meuuมีฝีมือmee fĕe meuuskilled; talented

skilled; talented

ฉลาดchà-làatฉลาดchà-làat1intelligent; smart2clever; shrewd3wise (prudent)
  • intelligent; smart
  • clever; shrewd
  • wise (prudent)
เชี่ยวชาญchîiao chaanเชี่ยวชาญchîiao chaan1expert; highly skilled2[to] be expert in; have expertise in
  • expert; highly skilled
  • [to] be expert in; have expertise in
ชำนาญcham-naanชำนาญcham-naan1skilled; proficient2[to] be skilled in; [to] be adept at
  • skilled; proficient
  • [to] be skilled in; [to] be adept at