เว้นแต่(wén dtàe)
Meanings
1PrepositionB1
except (for); other than
used to exclude someone or something from a statement; aside from
Examples
ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)เว้นแต่wén dtàeเว้นแต่wén dtàe1except (for); other than2unless; except thatสมชายsŏm chaaiสมชายsŏm chaaiSomchai (male given name)
Everyone came to work today, aside from Somchai.
2ConjunctionB2
unless; except that
used to state that something will not happen except under a particular condition
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)งานเลี้ยงngaan líiangงานเลี้ยงngaan líiangparty; banquet; reception; feast; functionคืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonightเว้นแต่wén dtàeเว้นแต่wén dtàe1except (for); other than2unless; except thatคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปด้วยกันbpai dûuai ganไปด้วยกันbpai dûuai gan1[to] go together; accompany2[to] match; be compatible3[to] go hand in hand; co-occur
I won't go to the party tonight unless you go with me.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ยกเว้นว่าyók wén wâaยกเว้นว่าyók wén wâaexcept that; except if
except that; except if
ยกเว้นyók wénยกเว้นyók wén1[to] exempt; exclude; make an exception2except; with the exception of; other than3except that; unless
- [to] exempt; exclude; make an exception
- except; with the exception of; other than
- except that; unless
นอกจากว่าnôk jàak wâaนอกจากว่าnôk jàak wâaunless; except if
unless; except if
นอกจากnôk jàakนอกจากnôk jàak1except (for); other than; apart from2besides; in addition to; not only ... but also
- except (for); other than; apart from
- besides; in addition to; not only ... but also
เว้นwénเว้นwén1leave out; omit; skip2except; except for; excluding3leave a gap; space out4unless; except that; provided that5[to] refrain; abstain
- leave out; omit; skip
- except; except for; excluding
- leave a gap; space out
- unless; except that; provided that
- [to] refrain; abstain
Word Breakdown
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เว้นแต่wén dtàeเว้นแต่wén dtàeexcept (for); other than