แพง
paeng
Meanings
1NounA1
expensive
costing a lot of money; high in price
Examples
รองเท้าrong táaoรองเท้าrong táaoshoe; footwearคู่kôoคู่kôo1in pairs; double2[to] pair; match3classifier for pairs4pair; coupleนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แพงpaengแพงpaeng1expensive2costly (figurative)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy off
These shoes are very expensive; I’m not buying them.
2NounB1
costly (figurative)
requiring a lot of resources or effort; burdensome
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แพงแรงpaeng raengแพงแรงpaeng raeng1extremely expensive2be extremely expensiveและláeและláeand (coordinating)เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam1[to] prepare [sb/sth] for [sth]2[to] be prepared; be ready3[to] prepare; get readyทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitเยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2very; a lot (informal intensifier)3excessive; too much
This job is costly in effort and time; we need to prepare a big team.