แพร่ง(prâeng)

Meanings

1NounB1

narrow alley; side lane

a narrow lane or alley that branches off a main road; commonly used in old-town areas (e.g., แพร่งนราแพร่งนราprâeng ná-raaPhraeng Nara (historic lane/quarter in Bangkok), แพร่งภูธรแพร่งภูธรprâeng poo-tonPhraeng Phuthon (historic neighborhood, Bangkok))

Examples

ร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanร้านอาหารráan aa-hăanrestaurant; eateryอร่อยๆà-ròi à-ròiอร่อยๆà-ròi à-ròidelicious; tasty (reduplicated)อยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]แพร่งprâengแพร่งprâeng1narrow alley; side lane2fork/junction (roads, paths)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measure
The delicious restaurant is in a small alley behind the temple.
2NounB2

fork/junction (roads, paths)

a place where a road or path splits into two or more branches, especially a T- or Y-junction (cf. ทางสองแพร่งทางสองแพร่งtaang sŏng prâeng1fork in the road2crossroads (figurative); dilemma/ทางสามแพร่งทางสามแพร่งtaang săam prâeng1three-way junction; T/Y-junction2crossroads (figurative); critical juncture)

Examples

พอถึงpor tĕungพอถึงpor tĕungwhen [sb/sth] arrives; as soon asทางสามแพร่งtaang săam prâengทางสามแพร่งtaang săam prâeng1three-way junction; T/Y-junction2crossroads (figurative); critical junctureเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทางซ้ายtaang sáaiทางซ้ายtaang sáai1on the left; to the left2the left sideหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)ขวาkwăaขวาkwăa1right (direction/side)2the right; right side3turn right; go right
When we reach the three-way junction, we have to decide whether to go left or right.

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