เยาวราช(yao-wá-râat)
Meanings
1Proper nounB1
Yaowarat; Bangkok’s Chinatown
The Yaowarat area of Bangkok, widely known as Bangkok’s Chinatown and a major Chinese-Thai commercial district.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เยาวราชyao-wá-râatเยาวราชyao-wá-râat1Yaowarat; Bangkok’s Chinatown2Yaowarat Roadกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketก๋วยจั๊บgŭuai jápก๋วยจั๊บgŭuai jápkway chap; rolled rice-noodle soupกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ซาลาเปาsaa-laa-bpaoซาลาเปาsaa-laa-bpaosteamed bun; bao
Tomorrow we’re going to Yaowarat to eat kuai chap and steamed buns.
2Proper nounB1
Yaowarat Road
The main road running through Bangkok’s Chinatown, also called Yaowarat Road.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รถไฟฟ้าrót fai fáaรถไฟฟ้าrót fai fáa1electric railway; metro; skytrain2electric train (vehicle/unit)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachถนนเยาวราชtà-nŏn yao-wá-râatถนนเยาวราชtà-nŏn yao-wá-râatYaowarat Road (Bangkok Chinatown’s main street)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketของอร่อยkŏng à-ròiของอร่อยkŏng à-ròi1tasty food; delicious treats2local specialties; good eats
We’ll take the train to get off near Yaowarat Road and then walk to eat delicious food.