เวิ้ง(wéng)
Meanings
1NounB2
a curved recess; cove; alcove
a curved or recessed area, such as a cove, an alcove, or a distinct section of a market or neighborhood set back from the main area.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เดินหาdern hăaเดินหาdern hăa[to] walk around looking for [sb] or [sth]ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offของเก่าkŏng gàoของเก่าkŏng gào1antiques; antiquities2used goods; secondhand items3(figurative) old matters; an ex4scrap; junk; recyclable old materialsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเวิ้งwéngเวิ้งwéng1a curved recess; cove; alcove2a vast expanse (of water or sky)นาครnâa-konนาครnâa-koncity; town (formal)เขษมkà-săymเขษมkà-săymhappy; serene; prosperous (formal)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)วันเสาร์wan săoวันเสาร์wan săoSaturdayที่แล้วtêe láeoที่แล้วtêe láeo1last; previous (postposed)2ago (postposed after duration)
We went shopping for antiques at Woeng Nakhon Kasem last Saturday.
2NounB2
a vast expanse (of water or sky)
a vast, open expanse, often used to describe a large body of water or the sky.
Examples
เรือreuuaเรือreuua1boat; ship; vessel2classifier for boats/shipsลำเล็กlam lékลำเล็กlam lékslender; small in diameterแล่นlâenแล่นlâen1[to] sail; move swiftly (through water/air)2[to] run; operate (engine/vehicle); sail3[to] speed off; dashออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!สู่sòoสู่sòo1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)เวิ้งwéngเวิ้งwéng1a curved recess; cove; alcove2a vast expanse (of water or sky)ทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beachกว้างgwâangกว้างgwâang1spacious; roomy2extensive; wide-ranging; broad in scope3wide; broadทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)จุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3point (argument/aspect)4score point5decimal point6point (advantage/strong suit)7[to] light; ignite8point (classifier for small dots/points)9degree (° symbol)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a little
The small boat sailed out into the vast expanse of the sea, making it look like just a tiny dot.