เสมือน(sà-mĕuuan)

Meanings

1ConjunctionB1

as if; as though; like

used to compare or indicate that something appears or acts like something else; as if it were that thing; also used adverbially to mean seemingly

Examples

ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetเสมือนsà-mĕuuanเสมือนsà-mĕuuan1as if; as though; like2virtual; simulated; quasi-กลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]แม่น้ำmâe námแม่น้ำmâe námriver
It rained so heavily that the street seemed like it had turned into a river.
2AdjectiveB2

virtual; simulated; quasi-

existing in effect or in a computer/simulated form rather than physically; also used as a prefix-like modifier meaning quasi- or pseudo-

Examples

ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meeting3assembly; councilกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsเสมือนsà-mĕuuanเสมือนsà-mĕuuan1as if; as though; like2virtual; simulated; quasi-ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3[!] don't; no needเดินทางdern taangเดินทางdern taang1[to] travel; make a journey2travel; a journey (act of traveling) [formal/literary as noun]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ออฟฟิศóf-fítออฟฟิศóf-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)จริงjingจริงjing1really; truly; indeed2truth; reality (rare as noun)3true; real; genuine4[!] intensifier particle (final)
Now we meet in a virtual room, no need to travel to the real office.

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