ใน(nai)

Meanings

1PrepositionA1

in; inside; within

located inside or within something

Examples

แมวmaeoแมวmaeo1cat2cat (any feline)อยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]กล่องglòngกล่องglòng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containers
The cat is in the box.
2PrepositionA2

during; in (time)

within a period of time; during

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕuอ่านหนังสือàan năng-sĕu[to] read; [to] studyหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time
During one day, I read for one hour.
3PrepositionB2

of (formal/official)

used in formal titles or official names to mark association (e.g., Minister of …)

Examples

รัฐมนตรีว่าการrát-tà-mon-dtree wâa gaanรัฐมนตรีว่าการrát-tà-mon-dtree wâa gaan1minister in charge of a ministry2official title elementกระทรวงสาธารณสุขgrà-suuang săa-taa-rá-ná-sùkกระทรวงสาธารณสุขgrà-suuang săa-taa-rá-ná-sùkMinistry of Public Health (Thailand)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorชุดchútชุดchút1set; collection2outfit; suit; uniform3series; batch; session4classifier for sets/outfits/equipmentปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban1present; current; contemporary2nowadays; at present3the present; the current timeประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)นโยบายná-yoh-baaiนโยบายná-yoh-baaipolicy; plan of actionใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)
The Minister of Public Health in the current administration announced a new policy.

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