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bpen tăeo

Meanings

1NounA2

in a row; in a line

arranged in a straight line or row.

Examples

นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilยืนyeunยืนyeun1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)เป็นแถวbpen tăeoเป็นแถวbpen tăeo1in a row; in a line2one after another; in successionหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceเสาธงsăo tongเสาธงsăo tongflagpole
The students are standing in a row in front of the flagpole.
2NounB2

one after another; in succession

happening one after another; in succession, often in large numbers.

Examples

นักแสดงnák sà-daengนักแสดงnák sà-daengactor; performer (gender-neutral)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăamตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăam1[to] answer [a question]2[to] take questions; field questionsนักข่าวnák kàaoนักข่าวnák kàaojournalist; reporterไม่ทันmâi 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])เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingนักข่าวnák kàaoนักข่าวnák kàaojournalist; reporterยกมือyók meuยกมือyók meu[to] raise one's handถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)เป็นแถวbpen tăeoเป็นแถวbpen tăeo1in a row; in a line2one after another; in succession
That actor couldn't answer the reporters' questions in time because they raised their hands to ask one after another.