เพราะ(práw)

Meanings

1ConjunctionA2

because

introduces a reason or cause; often followed by ว่าว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticize or a clause

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เพราะว่าprór wâaเพราะว่าprór wâabecause; sinceฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rain
I’m not going because it’s raining.
2PrepositionB1

because of; due to

because of; due to; used with a noun phrase in forms like เพราะเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-sounding…จึงจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)…; in colloquial speech, can precede a noun phrase directly

Examples

เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)รถติดrót dtìtรถติดrót dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asเมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban area
Because of the heavy rain, the whole city was jammed with traffic.
3AdjectiveB1

melodious; pleasant-sounding

having a sweet or pleasing sound (music, voice, pronunciation)

Examples

เสียงร้องsĭiang róngเสียงร้องsĭiang róng1a cry; call; wail2singing voice; vocalsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
Her singing voice is very melodious; I like listening to it.

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