เรื่องแต่ง(rêuuang dtàeng)

Meanings

1NounB2

fiction (genre)

Imaginative literature that is invented rather than factual, such as novels and short stories.

Examples

วันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์wan yùt sùt sàp-daaวันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์wan yùt sùt sàp-daaweekendนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forนอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofเรื่องแต่งrêuuang dtàengเรื่องแต่งrêuuang dtàeng1fiction (genre)2a fictional story3fabricated story (untrue)สนุกๆsà-nùk sà-nùkสนุกๆsà-nùk sà-nùk1for fun; casually2fun; enjoyable (informal tone)สักsàkสักsàk1teak2[to] tattoo3about; approximately4any; even (a little); at all5[classifier] treeเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2blade (of a cutting tool)
This weekend, I want to lie down and read an entertaining work of fiction.
2NounB2

a fictional story

An invented or imagined narrative; a made-up story.

Examples

คุณย่าkun yâaคุณย่าkun yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedแต่งdtàengแต่งdtàeng1[to] dress; get dressed2[to] decorate; adorn3[to] compose; write4[to] modify; tune; customize5[to] marry (colloquial)6[to] arrange; set; styleเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutเทวดาtay-wá-daaเทวดาtay-wá-daa1deity; celestial being2angel (figurative compliment)นางฟ้าnaang fáaนางฟ้าnaang fáa1angel; fairy2very kind/beautiful womanให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitหลานๆlăan lăanหลานๆlăan lăan1grandchildren (plural)2nieces and nephews (plural)3you kids; youngsters (address)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
Grandma likes to tell the grandchildren made-up stories about gods and angels.
3NounB2

fabricated story (untrue)

A false or concocted account presented as if it were true, often with a negative connotation.

Examples

คำแก้ตัวkam gâe dtuuaคำแก้ตัวkam gâe dtuuaexcuseของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเรื่องแต่งrêuuang dtàengเรื่องแต่งrêuuang dtàeng1fiction (genre)2a fictional story3fabricated story (untrue)มากกว่าmâak gwàaมากกว่าmâak gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater than
His excuse doesn't sound plausible at all; it sounds more like a fabricated story.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesPart 1
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แต่งdtàengแต่งdtàeng1[to] dress; get dressed2[to] decorate; adorn3[to] compose; write4[to] modify; tune; customize5[to] marry (colloquial)6[to] arrange; set; stylePart 2
เรื่องแต่งrêuuang dtàengเรื่องแต่งrêuuang dtàengfiction (genre)