แรก(râek)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA1

first; earliest; initial

first in order or time; the earliest or initial one

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นคนแรกbpen kon râekเป็นคนแรกbpen kon râek[to] be the first personที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)3[to] come to (someone’s turn/time)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for events
He was the first person to arrive at the event.
2AdverbA2

at first; initially

at the beginning; in the initial stage

Examples

ช่วงแรกchûuang râekช่วงแรกchûuang râek1initial period; early stage2at first; initiallyเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ผิดพลาดpìt plâatผิดพลาดpìt plâat1mistake; error2[to] be wrong; be erroneous3faulty; incorrectบ่อยbòiบ่อยbòioften; frequently
At the beginning, we made mistakes often.
3ClassifierB1

classifier: first time/round/period

classifier used for the first instance of an event or stage (e.g., the first time/round/phase)

Examples

นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsครั้งแรกkráng râekครั้งแรกkráng râek1the first time2for the first time3first (of an occurrence)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ลงสมัครlong sà-màkลงสมัครlong sà-màk[to] apply; [to] register; [to] run (for office)แข่งkàengแข่งkàeng1[to] compete2[to] raceวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course4[to] chase; pursue
This is the first time I signed up for a running race.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ตอนแรกdton râekตอนแรกdton râek1at first; initially; originally2the first part; the beginning
  • at first; initially; originally
  • the first part; the beginning
ทีแรกtee râekทีแรกtee râekat first; initially

at first; initially

เบื้องต้นbêuuang dtônเบื้องต้นbêuuang dtôn1basic; introductory; preliminary; provisional2initially; at first; preliminarily3the outset; initial stage
  • basic; introductory; preliminary; provisional
  • initially; at first; preliminarily
  • the outset; initial stage
ที่หนึ่งtêe nèungที่หนึ่งtêe nèung1first place; top rank2first; number one (ordinal)3extremely; very (postposed, colloquial)
  • first place; top rank
  • first; number one (ordinal)
  • extremely; very (postposed, colloquial)
ปฐมbpà-tŏmปฐมbpà-tŏm1first; initial; primary2elementary; basic; foundational3first (in compounds)
  • first; initial; primary
  • elementary; basic; foundational
  • first (in compounds)