แกง(gaeng)
Meanings
1NounA2
Thai curry (soup/stew)
a Thai curry dish, usually liquid or stew-like, made with curry paste, aromatics, and other ingredients
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveแกงเขียวหวานไก่gaeng kĭiao wăan gàiแกงเขียวหวานไก่gaeng kĭiao wăan gàigreen chicken curryกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketกับข้าวสวยgàp kâao sŭuaiกับข้าวสวยgàp kâao sŭuaidishes served with steamed rice
Today mom made green curry chicken to eat with rice.
2VerbB1
[to] make curry; cook a curry dish
to prepare or cook a Thai curry
Examples
เย็นนี้yen néeเย็นนี้yen née1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)แกงเขียวหวานไก่gaeng kĭiao wăan gàiแกงเขียวหวานไก่gaeng kĭiao wăan gàigreen chicken curryให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocket
This evening Mom will cook green curry with chicken for us to eat.
3ClassifierB1
classifier: types/varieties of curry dishes
a classifier used for curry dishes or kinds of curry (e.g., แกงหนึ่งอย่าง ‘one curry dish’; แกงสองอย่าง ‘two curries’)
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseทำแกงtam gaengทำแกงtam gaeng[to] make curryสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ให้เลือกhâi lêuuakให้เลือกhâi lêuuak1[to] allow (someone) to choose; offer options2available to choose; to choose from; optional
Today Mom cooked two curries to choose from.