แรง(raeng)
Meanings
1AdjectiveA2
strong; intense; severe
having great force, intensity, or severity (e.g., wind, smell, taste, impact, emotion, criticism)
Examples
ลมlomลมlom1wind2breeze; draft3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)5gas; flatulenceวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)แรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ริมทะเลrim tá-layริมทะเลrim tá-layseaside; by the sea; seashore; coastยากyâakยากyâak1unlikely; hardly2poor; impoverished (dated/formal)3difficult; hard
The wind is strong today; walking by the sea is hard.
2NounB1
force; strength; power
physical force or power; the degree of strength or intensity of something
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยกyókยกyók1[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)2[to] hold; conduct (event/ceremony); stage (a bout)3[to] waive; exempt; suspend4classifier: bout; round5[to] give; dedicate; donate6[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)7[to] lift; raiseกล่องglòngกล่องglòng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)3heavily; severely; intensely4serious; severeไม่ไหวmâi wăiไม่ไหวmâi wăi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannotเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)ไม่พอmâi poไม่พอmâi po1not enough; insufficient2not enough; not sufficiently
He couldn’t lift the heavy box because he didn’t have enough strength.
3AdverbB1
hard; strongly (adverbial use)
to a strong degree or with great force (e.g., hit hard, work hard); intensely
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu[to] read; [to] studyให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachสอบsòpสอบsòp1exam; test (informal/short form)2[to] test; examine (ability)3[to] take an exam; sit a testแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
I need to study hard today; exams are near.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เชี่ยวchîaoเชี่ยวchîao1swift; rapid; strong (current)2expert; skilled; proficient (colloq.)
- swift; rapid; strong (current)
- expert; skilled; proficient (colloq.)
แฮงhaengแฮงhaeng1very; very much; strongly (Isan/Lao)2strong; intense (Isan/Lao)3strength; force; energy (Isan/Lao)
- very; very much; strongly (Isan/Lao)
- strong; intense (Isan/Lao)
- strength; force; energy (Isan/Lao)
พลังpá-langพลังpá-lang1energy; strength2power; force3energy (physics)
- energy; strength
- power; force
- energy (physics)
กรากgràakกรากgràak1rash; impetuous; aggressive (in manner)2headlong; forcefully; rashly (of movement or flow)
- rash; impetuous; aggressive (in manner)
- headlong; forcefully; rashly (of movement or flow)
กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle of
- power; strength
- power; force (physics)
- troops; forces
- currently; in the middle of