แพงแรง(paeng raeng)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
extremely expensive
Colloquial: very expensive; priced much higher than expected or reasonable.
Examples
ร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeกาแฟgaa-faeกาแฟgaa-faecoffee (drink; beans; plant)แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3crystal; precious gem4classifier: glasses of drinkเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameแพงแรงpaeng raengแพงแรงpaeng raeng1extremely expensive2be extremely expensiveจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ตกใจdtòk jaiตกใจdtòk jaibe startled; be frightened
At this shop, a single cup of coffee is so expensive it shocked me.
2VerbB1
be extremely expensive
Colloquial: to be priced very high (used predicatively).
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodทุเรียนtú-riianทุเรียนtú-riian1durian (fruit)2durian treeแพงแรงpaeng raengแพงแรงpaeng raeng1extremely expensive2be extremely expensiveซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offไม่ไหวmâi wăiไม่ไหวmâi wăi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannotเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Durian is crazy expensive right now; I can’t afford it.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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แรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)Part 2
แพงแรงpaeng raengแพงแรงpaeng raengextremely expensive