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§èÒ  ngaayF
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1.§èÒÂngaayF[is] easy; not difficult; simple
2.â´Â§èÒÂdooyM ngaayFeasily
3.¤ÇÒÁ§èÒÂkhwaamM ngaayFease
4.§èÒÂ ængaayF ngaayFvery simple; very easy

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai§èÒÂ
IPAŋâːj
Royal Thai General Systemngai

1. common Thai word   [modifier]
definition
[is] easy; not difficult; simple

synonym
Ë­éÒ»Ò¡¤Í¡
yaaF bpaakL khaawkF
"Grass at the entrance to the stall." — easy pickings; low-hanging fruit
antonymÂÒ¡ yaakF[is] difficult; hard; not easy
examples¤º§èÒÂkhohpH ngaayF(of human relationship) easy to be with
§èÒ¢Öé¹ngaayF kheunFeasier
·ÓãËé§èÒ¢Öé¹thamM haiF ngaayF kheunFto facilitate; make easier
㨧èÒÂjaiM ngaayFslutty; easy; loose; liberal
ᵡ§èÒÂdtaaekL ngaayFbrittle; fragile
ÁÑ¡§èÒÂmakH ngaayFcareless; shoddy; sloppy
äÁè§èÒÂmaiF ngaayFnot easy; hard; difficult
ÍÂèÒ§§èÒÂyaangL ngaayFsimple
sample
sentences
§èÒÂàËÁ×͹»Í¡¡ÅéÇÂà¢éÒ»Ò¡
ngaayF meuuanR bpaawkL gluayF khaoF bpaakL
"A piece of cake."
¨Ð¹Óö¢ÂÒÂàÊÕ§à¢éÒÁÒäÇéã¹·Óà¹ÕºÃѰºÒÅáÅШлԴ»ÃеٷÓà¹Õº·Ø¡´éÒ¹ à¾×èÍ»éͧ¡Ñ¹äÁèãËéµÓÃǨºØ¡à¢éÒÁÒÊÅÒ¡ÒêØÁ¹ØÁä´é§èÒÂ
jaL namM rohtH khaL yaayR siiangR khaoF maaM waiH naiM thamM niiapF ratH thaL baanM laeH jaL bpitL bpraL dtuuM thamM niiapF thookH daanF pheuuaF bpaawngF ganM maiF haiF dtamM ruaatL bookL khaoF maaM saL laayR gaanM choomM noomM daiF ngaayF
"[We] will bring sound trucks into the Government House and we will close the gates on all sides in order to prevent the police from breaking in and dissipating our gathering too easily."
¶éÒãªéÇÔ¸Õ¡Ò÷ҧ¹ÔµÔÇÔ·ÂÒÈÒʵÃì¨Ð·ÓãËéÊÒÁÒöµÃǨÊͺ¶Ö§áËÅè§·ÕèÁҢͧà§Ô¹ä´éâ´Â§èÒÂ
thaaF chaiH wiH theeM gaanM thaangM niH dtiL witH thaH yaaM saat[dr]L jaL thamM haiF saaR maatF dtruaatL saawpL theungR laengL theeF maaM khaawngR ngernM daiF dooyM ngaayF
"If we were to utilize forensic techniques we would easily be able to examine and investigate the source of the funds."
¼éÒà¹×é͹ÕéÂéÍÁÊÕµÔ´§èÒ´Õ
phaaF neuuaH neeH yaawmH seeR dtitL ngaayF deeM
"This cloth dyes easily."
à¾×è͹¡Ô¹ËÒ§èÒ à¾×è͹µÒÂËÒÂÒ¡
pheuuanF ginM haaR ngaayF pheuuanF dtaayM haaR yaakF
"Finding a friend for a meal is easy; finding a friend for life is hard."
à¾×è͹¡Ô¹ËÒ§èÒ à¾×è͹µÒÂËÒÂÒ¡
pheuuanF ginM haaR ngaayF pheuuanF dtaayM haaR yaakF
"Remember man and keep in mind: a faithful friend is hard to find."
Áѹ§èÒÂÁÒ¡·Õè·èÒ¹¨Ð¾Åԡ˹éÒÁ×Íà»ç¹ËÅѧÁ×Í´éÇ¡ÒáÃзӷءÊÔè§·Ø¡ÍÂèÒ§µÃ§¢éÒÁ¡Ñº·Õè¹ÒÂ¡Ï à¡èÒà¤Â·Ó
manM ngaayF maakF theeF thanF jaL phlikH naaF meuuM bpenM langR meuuM duayF gaanM graL thamM thookH singL thookH yaangL dtrohngM khaamF gapL theeF naaM yohkH gaoL kheeuyM thamM
"It is very easy for him to completely turn over a new leaf by doing everything exactly the opposite of what the former Prime Minister used to do."
àÁ×èÍà¨ÍСѺ»ÃЪҸԻäµÂ¨Ö§ÂèÍÁä¢Çéà¢ÇáÅÐÍÒ¨¨ÐËŧàʹèËìàÊ×ÍÊÔ§Ëì¡Ãзԧáôä´é§èÒÂ
meuuaF juhL gapL bpraL chaaM thipH bpaL dtaiM jeungM yaawmF khwaiF khwaehR laeH aatL jaL lohngR saL neh[h]L seuuaR sing[h]R graL thingM raaetF daiF ngaayF
"When confronted by democracy they become confused and are subject to being bamboozled by the wiles of con artists and flimflam men."
äÁèãªèàÃ×èͧ§èÒ ·Õè¨ÐµéͧËÒàÊÕ§ÍÕ¡ ñóð-ñõð àÊÕ§ ¶Ö§¨Ð¡ÃзÓãËéÃѰºÒÅ»ÃЪҸԻѵÂìÍÂÙèã¹â«¹»ÅÍ´ÀÑÂ
maiF chaiF reuuangF ngaayF theeF jaL dtaawngF haaR siiangR eekL neungL saamR suunR neungL haaF suunR siiangR theungR jaL graL thamM haiF ratH thaL baanM bpraL chaaM thiH bpat[y]L yuuL naiM sohnM bplaawtL phaiM
"It would not be easy to obtain an additional 130 - 150 votes in order for a government (organized) by the Democrates to be within a safety zone."
äÁéÍè͹´Ñ´§èÒ äÁéá¡è´Ñ´ÂÒ¡
maaiH aawnL datL ngaayF maaiH gaaeL datL yaakF
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks."
àÊÕ¹éÍÂàÊÕÂÂÒ¡ àÊÕÂÁÒ¡àÊÕ§èÒÂ
siiaR naawyH siiaR yaakF siiaR maakF siiaR ngaayF
"Penny wise and pound foolish."
ÍÓ¹Ò¨´ÔºÊÒÁÒöá¡éä¢Ê¶Ò¹¡Òóìä´é§èÒÂáÅÐàÃçÇ ¨¹·ÓãËéà¡Ô´¡ÒÃÊѧËÒÃËÁÙè
amM naatF dipL saaR maatF gaaeF khaiR saL thaanR naH gaan[n]M daiF ngaayF laeH reoM johnM thamM haiF geertL gaanM sangR haanR muuL
"Raw power is certainly able to resolve difficult situations easily and quickly; but (the use of such power) did lead to mass murder."
2. â´Â§èÒ  dooyM ngaayF  [adverb]
definition
easily

3. ¤ÇÒÁ§èÒ  khwaamM ngaayF  [noun, phrase]
definition
ease

4. §èÒÂ æ  ngaayF ngaayF  [adjective]
definition
very simple; very easy

sample
sentences
¼Ùé·Õèà¡ÕèÂÇ¢éͧ·Ñé§ã¹ÊÒ§ҹ¤ÇÒÁÁÑ蹤§â´ÂµÃ§àª×èÍÍÂèÒ§§èÒ æ ÇèÒàÃ×èͧ·Õèà¡Ô´¢Öé¹à»ç¹»Ñ­ËÒÃÐÂÐÊÑé¹
phuuF theeF giaaoL khaawngF thangH naiM saayR ngaanM khwaamM manF khohngM dooyM dtrohngM cheuuaF yaangL ngaayF ngaayF waaF reuuangF theeF geertL kheunF bpenM bpanM haaR raH yaH sanF
"Those who are directly involved in security field easily believe that this is a short-term matter."
áÁéÇèҨӹǹàÊÕ§¢Í§¾Ãä¾Åѧ»ÃЪҪ¹¨Ðà»ç¹µèÍ áµè¡çãªèÇèÒ¨ÐËÒ¾ÃäÃèÇÁÃѰºÒÅ à¾×èÍÊÃéÒ§àʶÕÂÃÀÒ¾ä´é§èÒ æ
maaeH waaF jamM nuaanM siiangR khaawngR phakH phaH langM bpraL chaaM chohnM jaL bpenM dtaawL dtaaeL gaawF chaiF waaF jaL haaR phakH ruaamF ratH thaL baanM pheuuaF saangF saL thiianR raH phaapF daiF ngaayF ngaayF
"Even though the PPP prevailed but it still needs to find another party to help it form a government in order to more easily create (long-term) stability."
àÃÔèÁáµè¾Ù´à¢Õ¹â´Â¨ÃÔ§äÁèºÔ´àº×͹ ãªé¤ÓµÃ§ä»µÃ§ÁÒ ãªé¤Ó§èÒÂ æ ·ÕèÊÑ鹡ÃЪѺ ÁÕ¹éÓ˹ѡáÅЪѴਹâ´ÂäÁè´Ñ´¨ÃÔµãªéÈѾ·ìÊӹǹà¾×èÍâÍéÍÇ´¤ÇÒÁÃÙé
reermF dtaaeL phuutF khiianR dooyM jingM maiF bitL beuuanM chaiH khamM dtrohngM bpaiM dtrohngM maaM chaiH khamM ngaayF ngaayF theeF sanF graL chapH meeM namH nakL laeH chatH jaehnM dooyM maiF datL jaL ritL chaiH sap[t]L samR nuaanM pheuuaF ohF uaatL khwaamM ruuH
"(One must) begin by speaking and writing the truth without any distortion; using words which are straightforward; using easy words which are short and concise; (using words) which are both potent and clear but are not pretentious or unnatural; (one should not) use words and phrases only to show off one’s knowledge."
ÊÔè§·Õèà¢ÒàËÅ×ÍÍÂÙè¡ç¤×ͤÇÒÁà»ç¹¤¹ËÑÇÃÑé¹·Õè¨ÐäÁèÂÍÁÍÐäçèÒÂ æ µéͧ´Ôé¹Ã¹àÍÒµÑÇÃÍ´ä»áººÇѹµèÍÇѹ
singL theeF khaoR leuuaR yuuL gaawF kheuuM khwaamM bpenM khohnM huaaR ranH theeF jaL maiF yaawmM aL raiM ngaayF ngaayF dtaawngF dinF rohnM aoM dtuaaM raawtF bpaiM baaepL wanM dtaawL wanM
"What he now has left is that (he) is a very stubborn person; he will not give in easily. He must struggle to survive day by day."

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