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ã¡Åé  glaiF
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1.ã¡ÅéglaiF[is] near; close
2.ã¡Åé¡Ñ¹glaiF ganMnext to; beside; close to

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiä¡ÚÅé
IPAklɑ̂j
Royal Thai General Systemklai

1. common Thai word   [attributive verb, preposition]
definition
[is] near; close

notesOnly 20 words in the Thai language are spelled with äÁéÁéǹ . Click here for the complete list.
categories
antonymä¡Å glaiM[is] far; distant
examples¡ÓÅѧã¡Åéà¢éÒÁÒgahmM langM glaiF khaoF maaMclose at hand (in a temporal sense); [is] coming soon
ã¡Åé¡ÑºglaiF gapLnext to (attached to)
ã¡Åéà¤Õ§glaiF khiiangMadjoining; near; local; neighborhood
ã¡ÅéªÔ´glaiF chitHadjacent to; next to
¤ÇÒÁã¡ÅéªÔ´khwaamM glaiF chitHcloseness; acquaintance; proximity
ã¡ÅéµÒÂglaiF dtaayMnear death; near to dying
à¢éÒä»ã¡ÅékhaoF bpaiM glaiFapproach; go near
à¢éÒÁÒã¡ÅékhaoF maaM glaiFapproach; come near
ºéÒ¹ã¡ÅéàÃ×͹à¤Õ§baanF glaiF reuuanM khiiangMnext door neighbor
ÁÔµÃã¡ÅéªÔ´mit[r]H glaiF chitHclose ally
ÍÂÙèã¡ÅéyuuL glaiFnearby
sample
sentences
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glaiF theungR waehM laaM sohngL raayM ngaanM laaeoH khaoR jeungM laawkF bohtL khwaamM naiM nitH dtaL yaH saanR sohngL khruuM pheuuaF khatL dtaaM thapH bpaiM phlaangM phlaangM gaawnL
"As the due date for the report is drawing near, he resorts to a quick fix by copying an article from a magazine to turn it in."
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khaoR nangF glaiF chanR
He is sitting near me.
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khaoR yangM khohngM deernM naaF graL chapH ahmM naatF dtuaaM aehngM laeH khohnM glaiF chitH yaangL naaF japL dtaaM
"He continues to move ahead and strengthen (both) his personal power and of those who are close to him in a truly noteworthy manner."
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khaoR sangR gaehtL henR faiM graL phripH yuuL glaiM lipH maiF naanM gawF glaiF khaoF maaM
"He observed a blinking light far off in the distance; we should be there soon."
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khaoR yuuL glaiF
He is close.
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khohnM khaayR phaaF maiF glaaF khaoF glaiF khohnM khaayR muuR
Persons who sell cloth are not willing to come close to persons who sell pigs.
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dtaawngF riiangM waiH glaiF chitH dtitL dtaawL gapL naamM reuuR sapL phaH naamM theeF manM thaaenM
[They] must be placed adjacent to their related noun or pronoun.
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phaH sohkL niH gaawnM chaaoM thaiM laayR khohnM deernM thaangM bpaiM faoF dtitL dtaamM phraH aaM gaanM khaawngR phraH ohng[k]M yaangL glaiF chitH theeF rohngM phaH yaaM baanM siL riH raatF
"Many Thai people who are her subjects came to Sirirat Hospital to set a watchful vigil on her condition."
áÁèºéÒ¹¤Ó¹Ç³¤èÒ¹éÓÁѹ¡Ñº¤èÒÍÒËÒÃáÅéÇÂѧ¤Ô´ÇèÒàÊÕ¤èÒ¹éÓÁѹ¢Ñºä»«×éÍ·Õè«Ø»à»ÍÃìÁÒà¡çµ«Öè§ÍÂÙèËèÒ§¨Ò¡ºéҹ令ÃÖ觪ÑèÇâÁ§Âѧ¶Ù¡¡ÇèÒ«×éÍÃéÒ¹ã¡ÅéºéÒ¹
maaeF baanF khahmM nuaanM khaaF nahmH manM gapL khaaF aaM haanR laaeoH yangM khitH waaF siiaR khaaF nahmH manM khapL bpaiM seuuH theeF soopH bpuuhrM maaM getL seungF yuuL haangL jaakL baanF bpaiM khreungF chuaaF mohngM yangM thuukL gwaaL seuuH raanH glaiF baanF
"Housewives figure (and compare) the cost of fuel with the cost of food and still figure that it is better to spend money on fuel costs and drive to the supermarket which is a half-hour farther away from home than it is to buy (food) at the shops closer to their homes."
äÁéã¡Åé½Ñè§
maaiH glaiF fangL
"One foot in the grave."
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saL thaanR naH wiH saeht[n]L kheuuM khahmM wiH saeht[n]L theeF bpraL gaawpL baawkL saL thaanR theeF chehnF bohnM laangF neuuaR dtaiF glaiF glaiM bohkL naahmH baanF bpaaL
“Locational modifiers” are those that enhance words to indicate location, for example, “over,” “under,” “above,” “below,” “near,” “far,” “on land,” “on the water,” “at home,” “in the forest,” etc.
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sipL biiaF glaiF meuuM
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
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sipL biiaF glaiF meuuM yeeF sipL biiaF glaiF meuuM
"Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow."
ÍÂèÒà¢éÒã¡Åé
yaaL khaoF glaiF
"Keep away."
2. ã¡Åé¡Ñ¹  glaiF ganM  [adverb]
definition
next to; beside; close to

synonym¢éÒ§à¤Õ§khaangF khiiangMadjacent; nearby; adjoining; close; near; next

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