แก่นสาร(gàen săan)
Meanings
1NounB2
essence; core; substance
the essential or most important part of something; the core, gist, or substance
Examples
สรุปsà-rùpสรุปsà-rùp1summary2[to] summarize; conclude3in summary; to sum upการประชุมgaan bprà-chumการประชุมgaan bprà-chum1meeting; conference; assembly2session/sitting (of a formal body)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitเหลือlĕuuaเหลือlĕuua1[to] remain; be left2[to] have left; have remaining3[to] spare; have extra4[to] exceed; be more thanเฉพาะchà-pórเฉพาะchà-pór1only; solely; exclusive (to)2exclusively; only3specific; particularแก่นสารgàen săanแก่นสารgàen săan1essence; core; substance2significance; worth (often in neg.)เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitเข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be trueตรงกันdtrong ganตรงกันdtrong gan1match; coincide; agree2[to] match; coincide (with)
Summarize the meeting down to the core so the team is on the same page.
2NounC1
significance; worth (often in neg.)
real value or meaningfulness; often used in negative form to mean 'no real substance' or 'insignificant'
Examples
คำขอโทษkam kŏr tôhtคำขอโทษkam kŏr tôht1an apology2apologetic remarkของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsฟังดูดีfang doo deeฟังดูดีfang doo dee[it] sounds goodแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockแก่นสารgàen săanแก่นสารgàen săan1essence; core; substance2significance; worth (often in neg.)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เชื่อใจchêuua jaiเชื่อใจchêuua jai[to] trust; have confidence inอีกต่อไปèek dtòr bpaiอีกต่อไปèek dtòr bpaianymore; any longer (with negation/questions)
His apology sounded nice but had no real substance, so I no longer trust him.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
แก่นgàenแก่นgàen1core; essence2heartwood3kernel; pit (inner part of a fruit/seed)4cheeky; bold (colloq.)
- core; essence
- heartwood
- kernel; pit (inner part of a fruit/seed)
- cheeky; bold (colloq.)
แก่นแท้gàen táeแก่นแท้gàen táeessence; core; gist
essence; core; gist
สาระสำคัญsăa-rá săm-kanสาระสำคัญsăa-rá săm-kan1essence; gist; main point; substance2key provisions; essential terms
- essence; gist; main point; substance
- key provisions; essential terms
หัวใจสำคัญhŭua jai săm-kanหัวใจสำคัญhŭua jai săm-kanthe crux; the essence; the key point
the crux; the essence; the key point
เนื้อหาสาระnéuua-hăa săa-ráเนื้อหาสาระnéuua-hăa săa-rásubstance; essential content
substance; essential content
Word Breakdown
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แก่นสารgàen săanแก่นสารgàen săanessence; core; substance