แข็ง

kăeng

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

hard; solid

firm and not soft; in a solid state

Examples

น้ำแข็งnáam kăengน้ำแข็งnáam kăengiceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gemยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardแข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5[to] strengthen; rise in value (of currency)6erectอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
The ice in the glass is still solid.
7 more examples
เจลลี่jel-lêeแช่châeตู้เย็นdtôo yenไม่พอmâi poยังyangไม่mâiแข็งkăengดีdee
The jelly wasn't chilled enough; it's not firm yet.
ปล่อยให้bplòi hâiซีเมนต์see-ménแห้งhâengหนึ่งnèungคืนkeunจนjonแข็งkăeng
Let the cement dry overnight until it hardens.
ช็อกโกแลตchók-goh-làetละลายlá-laaiแล้วláeoเอาaoกลับไปglàp bpaiแช่châeให้hâiแข็งkăengเป็นbpenก้อนgônเดิมderm
The chocolate melted, then we chilled it again to make it solid like before.
ข้าวkâaoในnaiหม้อmôrอุ่นùnทิ้งไว้tíng wáiทั้งคืนtáng keunจนjonแข็งkăengกินginแล้วláeoไม่mâiอร่อยà-ròi
The rice left in the cooker overnight became hard and is not tasty to eat.
ข้าวkâaoที่เหลือtêe lĕuuaจากjàakเมื่อวานmêuua waanเอามาao maaอุ่นùnแล้วก็láeo gâwยังyangแข็งkăengอยู่yòoคงkongต้องdtôngเติมdtermน้ำnáamเพิ่มpêrm
The leftover rice from yesterday is still hard even after warming; we probably need to add more water.
ถ้าtâaหุงhŭngข้าวkâaoใส่sàiน้ำnáamน้อยnóiไปbpaiข้าวkâaoจะjàออกมาòk maaแข็งkăengเคี้ยวkíaoยากyâakและláeไม่mâiฟูfuu
If you use too little water when cooking rice, it will turn out hard, difficult to chew, and not fluffy.
หลังจากlăng jàakวางwaangข้าวkâaoไว้wáiให้hâiเย็นyenโดยdoiไม่mâiปิดbpìtฝาfăaเม็ดข้าวmét kâaoจะjàแข็งkăengและláeแห้งhâengทำให้tam hâiรสสัมผัสrót săm-pàtด้อยลงdôi long
After leaving rice to cool without covering it, the grains become hard and dry, resulting in an inferior texture.
2AdjectiveB1

stiff; rigid; firm

not flexible or easy to move; firm in shape or behavior

Examples

ไม้บรรทัดmái ban-tátไม้บรรทัดmái ban-tátruler; straightedgeอันนี้an néeอันนี้an néethis; this one (near the speaker)แข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5[to] strengthen; rise in value (of currency)6erectไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)งอngoงอngo1[to] bend; curve2[to] be bent; be curved3bent; curvedได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
This ruler is rigid and doesn't bend easily.
3 more examples
หมวกกันน็อกmùuak gan nókที่ดีtêe deeควรkuuanแข็งkăengพอporที่จะtêe jàปกป้องbpòk bpôngศีรษะsĕe-sàเวลาway-laaเกิดอุบัติเหตุgèrt ù-bàt-dtì-hèt
A good helmet should be rigid enough to protect the head in an accident.
กฎgòtของkŏngบริษัทbò-rí-sàtค่อนข้างkôn kâangแข็งkăengทำให้tam hâiปรับbpràpเวลาway-laaเข้างานkâo ngaanยากyâak
The company's rules are rather inflexible, making it hard to adjust work hours.
โครงสร้างkrohng sâangสะพานsà-paanต้องdtôngแข็งkăengและláeไม่mâiบิดbìtตัวdtuuaแม้máeมีmeeแรงลมraeng lomแรงจัดraeng jàt
The bridge structure must be rigid and not twist even under strong winds.
3AdjectiveB1

strong; tough (person/stance)

showing strength, toughness, or strictness in character or attitude

Examples

ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)คนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personดุdùดุdù1strict; stern; scolding2fierce; aggressive; ferocious3[to] scold; rebukeมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousและláeและláeand (coordinating)วินัยwí-naiวินัยwí-nai1discipline; self-discipline2disciplinary rules; code of conduct3monastic discipline (Buddhism)แข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5[to] strengthen; rise in value (of currency)6erectไม่ยอมให้mâi yom hâiไม่ยอมให้mâi yom hâi[to] refuse to let [sb] do [sth]; [to] not allow [sth]เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streams
This teacher is very strict and firm about discipline, not allowing students to be late.
3 more examples
หัวหน้าhŭua nâaขายkăaiแข็งkăengกับgàpเรื่องrêuuangเป้าหมายbpâo măaiย้ำyámว่าwâaต้องdtôngทำtamให้ได้hâi dâiตามdtaamตัวเลขdtuua lêk
The sales manager is tough about targets, insisting that the numbers must be met.
พ่อแม่pôr mâeของเขาkŏng kăoเลี้ยงlíiangแบบbàepแข็งkăengในnaiกฎgòtระบุrá-bùชัดเจนchát-jenว่าwâaอะไรà-raiทำได้tam dâiและláeทำtamไม่ได้mâi dâai
His parents are strict with rules, clearly stating what is allowed and what is not.
ผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăanแสดงsà-daengจุดยืนjùt yeunที่têeแข็งkăengต่อdtòการทุจริตgaan tút-jà-rìtประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaจะjàลงโทษlong tôhtอย่างเด็ดขาดyàang dèt-kàat
The executives took a tough stance against corruption, announcing that they would impose strict penalties.
4AdjectiveB1

frozen

made hard by cold; turned solid from freezing

Examples

น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ถังtǎngถังtǎng1container; bucket; bin; tank2classifier: buckets, bins, drums and tanksแช่แข็งchɛ̂ɛ-kɛ̌ngแช่แข็งchɛ̂ɛ-kɛ̌ng1[to] freeze [sth]2frozen3[to] freeze (assets/prices); [to] suspend changeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)น้ำแข็งnáam-kɛ̌ngน้ำแข็งnáam-kɛ̌ngiceแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
The water in the freezer has frozen solid.
3 more examples
เมื่อmêuuaอุณหภูมิun-hà-poomลดลงlót longต่ำกว่าdtàm gwàa0องศาong-săaน้ำnáamก็gâwจะjàแข็งkăengทันทีtan tee
When the temperature drops below 0 degrees, water freezes immediately.
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunหนาวnăaoมากmâakบ่อน้ำbòr náamหน้าบ้านnâa bâanแข็งkăengเป็นbpenแผ่นpàen
It was very cold last night; the pond in front of the house froze into a sheet.
ถ้าtâaทิ้งtíngซุปsúpไว้wáiกลางแจ้งglaang jâengในnaiอากาศaa-gàatติดลบdtìt lópซุปsúpจะjàค่อยๆkôi kôiแข็งkăengและláeกลายเป็นglaai bpenก้อนgôn
If you leave soup outdoors in subzero weather, it will gradually freeze and turn into a block.
5VerbB2

[to] strengthen; rise in value (of currency)

For a currency to become stronger or increase in value compared with other currencies.

6AdjectiveC1

erect

of the penis, firm and enlarged

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asแฟนfaenแฟนfaen1romantic partner2fan; supporterในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3classifier for sets/outfits/equipment4series; batchนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerแข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5[to] strengthen; rise in value (of currency)6erectทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at onceจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toหันไปhăn bpaiหันไปhăn bpai1[to] turn (physically) toward another direction2[to] turn to; switch to; shift toward (fig.)หลบlòpหลบlòp1[to] dodge; avoid2[to] hide; take cover3[to] evade; elude
As soon as he saw his partner in that outfit, he got hard immediately and had to turn away.
3 more examples
หมอmŏrถามtăamว่าwâaเขาkăoแข็งkăengได้dâiหรือไม่rĕu mâiในnaiตอนเช้าdton cháaoเพื่อpêuuaประเมินbprà-mernปัญหาbpan-hăaทางเพศtaang pêht
The doctor asked if he gets hard in the morning to assess sexual issues.
เขาkăoพยายามpà-yaa-yaamไม่mâiคิดkítเรื่องrêuuangนั้นnánในnaiที่สาธารณะtêe săa-taa-rá-náเพราะpráwกลัวgluuaจะjàเผลอplĕrแข็งkăengจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sèukอายaai
He tries not to think about that in public for fear of unintentionally getting hard and feeling embarrassed.
ระหว่างrá-wàangการบำบัดgaan bam-bàtนักจิตวิทยาnák jìt-dtà-wít-thá-yaaอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaความเครียดkwaam krîiatอาจàatทำให้tam hâiแข็งkăengได้dâiยากyâakหรือrĕuแข็งkăengไม่ต่อเนื่องmâi dtò-nêuuang
During therapy, the psychologist explained that stress can make it hard to get an erection or to stay hard.

Related Words

1hard; solid

2stiff; rigid; firm

3strong; tough (person/stance)