ในเมื่อ(nai mêuua)

Meanings

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since; now that; given that

a conjunction used to show a reason that is already true; like “since” or “now that” (not about time)

Examples

ในเมื่อnai mêuuaในเมื่อnai mêuuasince; now that; given thatฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk[to] rain heavily; pourแบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1no need to; don't have to; don't2[!] don't; no need3don't have to; no need toออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!ไหนnăiไหนnăi1which (asking to choose)2any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)3where (question)4which one; which person/thingแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)ล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)
Since it's raining heavily like this, we don't have to go out anymore.
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ในเมื่อnai mêuuaทุกคนtúk konมาmaaกันganพร้อมหน้าpróm nâaแล้วláeoเราraoมาmaaเริ่มrêrmประชุมbprà-chumกันganเลยloieดีกว่าdee gwàa
Now that everyone is here, let's start the meeting.
ในเมื่อnai mêuuaเราraoตกลงกันdtòk long ganไม่ได้mâi dâaiก็gâwคงkongต้องdtôngให้hâiคนกลางkon glaangมาช่วยmaa chûuaiตัดสินdtàt-sĭn
Since we can't come to an agreement, we probably have to let a mediator help decide.
ในเมื่อnai mêuuaเทคโนโลยีtêk-no-lo-yeeเปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian bplaengไปbpaiมากmâakองค์กรong gonของเราkŏng raoก็gâwจำเป็นต้องjam bpen dtôngปรับตัวbpràp dtuuaตามให้ทันdtaam hâi tan
Now that technology has changed so much, our organization needs to adapt accordingly to keep up.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)Part 1
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เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1at; in; on (with time expressions)2when; at the time thatPart 2
ในเมื่อnai mêuuaในเมื่อnai mêuuasince; now that; given that