ใต้ดิน
dtâi dinMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
underground; subterranean
located or occurring below the surface of the earth.
Examples
รากrâakรากrâak1root (plant part)2root; origin; foundation3root (math)4root (linguistics)5[to] vomit; throw upไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)อยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâai1[to] be under [sth]; [to] be beneath [sth]2[to] be south of [somewhere]3[to] be under the control of [sb/sth]ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)
The roots are long and lie underground.
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A water pipe burst underground, so the front of the house got flooded.
We buried the electrical cables underground for safety.
อุโมงค์ù-mohngใต้ดินdtâi dinในnaiเหมืองmĕuuangต้องมีdtông meeการระบายอากาศgaan rá-baai aa-gàatที่ดีtêe deeเพื่อpêuuaความปลอดภัยkwaam bplòt paiของkŏngคนงานkon ngaan
Underground tunnels in the mine must have good ventilation for workers’ safety.
2NounB1
the subway/metro (colloquial)
an underground train system; the metro/subway, esp. Bangkok MRT in casual use.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ใต้ดินdtâi dinใต้ดินdtâi din1underground; subterranean2the subway/metro (colloquial)3clandestine; illicit; underground (movement/market)4underground; non-mainstream (music or culture)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสถานีพระรามเก้าsà-tăa-nee prá raam gâoสถานีพระรามเก้าsà-tăa-nee prá raam gâoPhra Ram 9 station (MRT)ไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Shall we take the subway at Phra Ram 9 station?
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ช่วงเย็นchûuang yenคนแน่นkon nâenมากmâakใต้ดินdtâi dinต้องdtôngต่อคิวdtòr kiuขึ้นรถkêun rótหลายรอบlăai rôp
In the evening it's very crowded; at the subway you have to queue for several trains.
ถ้าtâaรีบrêepไปbpaiลาดพร้าวlâat práaoขึ้นkêunใต้ดินdtâi dinจะjàเร็วกว่าreo gwàaรถเมล์rót mayเพราะpráwไม่mâiติดไฟแดงdtìt fai daeng
If you're in a hurry to Lat Phrao, taking the subway is faster than the bus because there are no traffic lights.
เขาkăoเปลี่ยนbplìianมาmaaนั่งnângใต้ดินdtâi dinต่อจากdtò jàakบีทีเอสbee tee étเพื่อpêuuaเลี่ยงlîangจุดคอขวดjùt kor kùuatบนbonถนนtà-nŏnและláeประหยัดbprà-yàtเวลาway-laaในnaiชั่วโมงเร่งด่วนchûua-mohng rêng dùuan
He switched to the subway after the BTS to avoid road bottlenecks and save time during rush hour.
3AdjectiveB2
clandestine; illicit; underground (movement/market)
operating secretly and often illegally, outside official or public channels.
Examples
กลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groups3[to] group; clusterนักกิจกรรมnák gìt-jà-gamนักกิจกรรมnák gìt-jà-gamactivistทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateแบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)ใต้ดินdtâi dinใต้ดินdtâi din1underground; subterranean2the subway/metro (colloquial)3clandestine; illicit; underground (movement/market)4underground; non-mainstream (music or culture)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหลบเลี่ยงlòp lîiangหลบเลี่ยงlòp lîiang[to] evade; avoid; circumventการจับกุมgaan jàp gumการจับกุมgaan jàp gumarrest; capture
The activist group operates underground to avoid arrest.
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He sells counterfeit goods through an underground network.
สื่อsèuuรายงานraai-ngaanว่าwâaมีmeeธนาคารtá-naa-kaanเถื่อนtèuuanหมุนmŭnเงินngernแบบbàepใต้ดินdtâi dinโดยdoiไม่ผ่านmâi pàanระบบrá-bòpทางการtaang gaan
Media reported that shadow banks circulate money underground, bypassing official systems.
นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangบางคนbaang konถูกtòokกล่าวหาglàao hăaว่าwâaรับrápเงินสนับสนุนngern sà-nàp-sà-nŭnจากjàakขบวนการkà-buan gaanใต้ดินdtâi dinที่têeพัวพันpuua panอาชญากรรมàat-chá-yaa-gam
Some politicians are accused of receiving funding from underground movements linked to crime.
4AdjectiveB2
underground; non-mainstream (music or culture)
Relating to music, art, or cultural activities outside the styles promoted by major businesses or followed by most people.
Examples
วงwongวงwong1circle; ring2band; musical group3group; circle (of people)4classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)วงดนตรีwong don-dtreeวงดนตรีwong don-dtreeband; music ensembleใต้ดินdtâi dinใต้ดินdtâi din1underground; subterranean2the subway/metro (colloquial)3clandestine; illicit; underground (movement/market)4underground; non-mainstream (music or culture)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-และláeและláeand (coordinating)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockค่ายเพลงkâai playngค่ายเพลงkâai playngrecord label; music labelใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nŭnสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nŭn1[to] support; back; endorse2[to] sponsor; fund3[to] advocate; promote
This is an underground band that plays at small venues and doesn't have backing from a major record label.
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ฉันchănชอบchôpไปbpaiดูคอนเสิร์ตdoo kon-sèrtใต้ดินdtâi dinเพราะpráwได้dâiฟังfangเพลงplayngแนวnaeoที่têeไม่ค่อยmâi kôiมีmeeเปิดทางbpèrt taangวิทยุwít-tá-yú
I like going to underground concerts because I get to hear kinds of music that rarely get played on the radio.
แม้máeดนตรีdon-dtreeใต้ดินdtâi dinจะมีjà meeคนฟังkon fangเฉพาะกลุ่มchà-pór glùmแต่dtàeศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinก็gâwมีmeeอิสระìt-sà-ràที่จะtêe jàทดลองtót-longสิ่งsìngใหม่màiๆ-โดยdoiไม่ต้องmâi dtôngตามdtaamกระแสตลาดgrà-săe dtà-làat
Although underground music has a niche audience, artists have the freedom to experiment without having to follow market trends.
งานแสดงngaan sà-daengศิลปะsĭn-lá-bpàใต้ดินdtâi dinในnaiย่านนี้yâan néeเปิดbpèrtพื้นที่púen têeให้hâiศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinที่têeมีmeeแนวทางnaeo taangต่างจากdtàang jàakกระแสหลักgrà-săe làkได้dâiแสดงผลงานsà-daeng pŏn ngaanแม้máeจะjàไม่ได้รับmâi dâai rápการสนับสนุนgaan sà-nàp-sà-nŭnจากjàakบริษัทใหญ่bò-rí-sàt yài
Underground art events in this neighborhood give artists working outside the mainstream a space to exhibit, even without support from major companies.
Word Breakdown
ใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5below; underneath (adverb)6under; subject to (authority/rules)under; beneath; belowPart 1
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ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)soil; earth; dirtPart 2
ใต้ดินdtâi dinใต้ดินdtâi dinunderground; subterraneanunderground; subterraneanWord