เงินบาง

ngern baang

Meanings

1NounB2

tight on money

having little money; being short on funds

Examples

ช่วงปลายchûuang bplaaiช่วงปลายchûuang bplaaithe end part; latter stageเดือนdeuuanเดือนdeuuan1the Moon; moon2monthฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)เงินบางngern baangเงินบางngern baang1tight on money2a small amount of moneyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketมาม่าmaa-mâaมาม่าmaa-mâaMama (brand of instant noodles)ประทังชีวิตbprà-tang chee-wítประทังชีวิตbprà-tang chee-wít[to] survive; get byไปก่อนbpai gònไปก่อนbpai gòn1[to] leave first; go ahead (before others)2I'll get going now; you go ahead (set phrase)
Towards the end of the month, I'm usually short on funds, so I have to survive on instant noodles for a while.
2NounB2

a small amount of money

a small or insufficient amount of money

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)เงินบางngern baangเงินบางngern baang1tight on money2a small amount of moneyๆ-ติดตัวdtìt dtuuaติดตัวdtìt dtuua1[to] have/carry on one’s person2with you; on one’s person; on hand3[to] remain with [sb] (of traits/skills/etc.); be inherent4[to] cling/adhere to one’s body (of smells/stains/etc.)คงkongคงkong1probably; likely2still; unchanged3permanent; lasting4firm; steady; stable5stable; constant6stable; unchanged7[to] keep; preserveเลี้ยงข้าวlíiang kâaoเลี้ยงข้าวlíiang kâao[to] treat [sb] to a mealเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herไม่ได้mâi 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)หรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
I only have a small amount of money on me; I probably can't treat you to a meal.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)Part 1
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บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightPart 2
เงินบางngern baangเงินบางngern baangtight on money