เหตุการณ์(hèt gaan)
Meanings
1NounB1
event; incident; occurrence
something that happens, especially notable or unusual, often in news or reports
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีเหตุการณ์mee hèet gaanมีเหตุการณ์mee hèet gaan[to] have an incident; [to] have an event occurแปลกbplàekแปลกbplàek1strange; unusual; odd2exotic; foreign (to one’s experience)เกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêun[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into beingที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotตลาดกลางคืนdtà-làat glaang keunตลาดกลางคืนdtà-làat glaang keunnight marketผู้คนpôo konผู้คนpôo konpeople; the publicแตกตื่นdtàek dtèunแตกตื่นdtàek dtèun[to] panic; be alarmed; stampedeกันganกันgan1each 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; earmarkมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
Last night a strange incident happened at the night market, and people were very alarmed.
2NounB1
situation; state of affairs
the overall state of affairs at a given time; often used in news to describe how things stand
Examples
ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เหตุการณ์hèt gaanเหตุการณ์hèt gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotชายแดนchaai daenชายแดนchaai daenborder; frontierเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toสงบลงsà-ngòp longสงบลงsà-ngòp long[to] calm down; [to] subsideแต่ยังdtàe yangแต่ยังdtàe yangbut still; yetต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเฝ้าระวังfâo rá-wangเฝ้าระวังfâo rá-wang[to] monitor; keep watch; be on alert
Right now the situation at the border is starting to calm down, but vigilance is still needed.
3NounB1
classifier: ครั้งครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something) / เหตุการณ์เหตุการณ์hèt gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์
events are commonly counted with ครั้งครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something); เหตุการณ์เหตุการณ์hèt gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์ itself can also be used in numbered lists
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)มีเหตุการณ์mee hèet gaanมีเหตุการณ์mee hèet gaan[to] have an incident; [to] have an event occurแปลกๆbplàek bplàekแปลกๆbplàek bplàek1somewhat strange; kind of odd2weird/off; suspicious (colloquial)3oddly; in a strange wayสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotหน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)
Yesterday there were two strange events in front of the house.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
สถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaan1scenario; situation context2situation; circumstances
- scenario; situation context
- situation; circumstances
การณ์gaanการณ์gaanevent; affair (bound suffix)
event; affair (bound suffix)
สภาวการณ์sà-paa-wá-gaanสภาวการณ์sà-paa-wá-gaanstate of affairs; circumstances (formal)
state of affairs; circumstances (formal)
อุบัติการณ์ù-bàt-dtì-gaanอุบัติการณ์ù-bàt-dtì-gaan1incident; occurrence (notable event)2phenomenon; event (observed in research)
- incident; occurrence (notable event)
- phenomenon; event (observed in research)
สภาพการณ์sà-pâap gaanสภาพการณ์sà-pâap gaansituation; circumstances
situation; circumstances
Word Breakdown
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เหตุการณ์hèt gaanเหตุการณ์hèt gaanevent; incident; occurrence