เพิ่มขึ้น(pêrm kûen)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] increase; rise; go up
to become greater in amount, number, level, or intensity
Examples
ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearจำนวนjam-nuuanจำนวนjam-nuuan1number; amount; quantity2cardinal number; numerical value3a number of; severalนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaotouristเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûenเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûen1[to] increase; rise; go up2more (than before); to a greater degree3increased; higher; greater than before
The number of tourists has increased this year.
2AdverbB2
more (than before); to a greater degree
shows that something happens or is done more than before; often placed after a verb or adjective
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกินเก่งgin gèngกินเก่งgin gèng[to] eat a lot; have a big appetiteเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûenเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûen1[to] increase; rise; go up2more (than before); to a greater degree3increased; higher; greater than beforeสงสัยsŏng săiสงสัยsŏng săi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3doubt; suspicion4I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofโตdtohโตdtoh1[to] grow; mature2big; large; grown-up3grown-up; maturely (adv.)
Lately, he has been eating more, I guess he's going through a growth spurt.
3AdjectiveB2
increased; higher; greater than before
describes a noun that is at a higher level or amount than previously (e.g., costs, risks)
Examples
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)หลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several peopleกังวลgang-wonกังวลgang-won1worried; anxious2[to] worry; be anxious (about)เกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutค่าครองชีพkâa krong chêepค่าครองชีพkâa krong chêepcost of livingที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûenเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûen1[to] increase; rise; go up2more (than before); to a greater degree3increased; higher; greater than before
Many employees are worried about the increased cost of living.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ยิ่งyîngยิ่งyîng1even; increasingly; more2the more … (the more …)3very; exceedingly (formal/emphatic)
- even; increasingly; more
- the more … (the more …)
- very; exceedingly (formal/emphatic)
เพิ่มมากขึ้นpêrm mâak kûenเพิ่มมากขึ้นpêrm mâak kûen1[to] increase; [to] grow2increasingly; more and more
- [to] increase; [to] grow
- increasingly; more and more
มากขึ้นmâak kêunมากขึ้นmâak kêun1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
- more; increasingly
- greater; more (than before)
เยอะขึ้นyé kûenเยอะขึ้นyé kûen1more; to a greater degree than before2more numerous/increased
- more; to a greater degree than before
- more numerous/increased
ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appear
- [to] go up; rise; ascend
- [to] increase
- [to] board; get on
- inceptive/result: start to; become
- northward/up-country
- result complement: upward/better
- [to] sprout; grow; appear
Word Breakdown
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เพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûenเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûen[to] increase; rise; go up