เปลืองเวลา(bpleuuang way-laa)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] waste time
to use time in a way that is not useful or productive.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offเล่นเกมlên gemเล่นเกมlên gem[to] play gamesทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole dayมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingเปลืองเวลาbpleuuang way-laaเปลืองเวลาbpleuuang way-laa1[to] waste time2time-consumingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
Don't play games all day, it's a big waste of time.
2AdjectiveB1
time-consuming
taking a lot of time; requiring more time than is necessary.
Examples
นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รถเมล์rót mayรถเมล์rót may1bus; city bus2[to] take the bus; ride the busไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan[to] go to workเปลืองเวลาbpleuuang way-laaเปลืองเวลาbpleuuang way-laa1[to] waste time2time-consumingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyสู้sôoสู้sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend (against)3[to] withstand; cope with; afford4cannot match; be inferior to (negative/comparative)5keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearรถไฟฟ้าrót fai fáaรถไฟฟ้าrót fai fáa1electric railway; metro; skytrain2electric train (vehicle/unit)ไม่ได้mâi 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)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Taking the bus to work takes up a lot of time; it can't compare to taking the Skytrain.
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Word Breakdown
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เปลืองเวลาbpleuuang way-laaเปลืองเวลาbpleuuang way-laa[to] waste time