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¤ÃÖè§  khreungF
pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai¤ÚÃÖè§
IPAkʰrɯ̂ŋ
Royal Thai General Systemkhrueng

common Thai word   [adjective]
definition
half; midway; mid; ½

examples¤ÃÖ觪ÑèÇâÁ§khreungF chuaaF mohngMone half-hour; half hour
¤ÃÖè§µèͤÃÖè§khreungF dtaawL khreungFin equal parts; fifty-fifty; equally
¤ÃÖè§·è͹khreungF thaawnFhalf of a piece or set
¤ÃÖ觺¡¤ÃÖè§¹éÓkhreungF bohkL khreungF naahmHamphibian; amphibious
¤ÃÖè§ÃÒ¤ÒkhreungF raaM khaaMhalf-price
¤ÃÖè§Ç§¡ÅÁkhreungF wohngM glohmMsemicircle
¤ÃÖè§àÊÒkhreungF saoRhalf-mast
¤ÃÖè§àÊÕ§khreungF siiangR[music] semi-tone
¤ÃÖè§Ë¹Öè§khreungF neungLhalf; one-half; ½
¤ÃÖè§àËÃÕ­khreungF riianRcoin with a face value of ½ a unit of currency
¤ÃÖè§âËÅkhreungF lohRhalf-dozen; half a dozen
à´×͹¤ÃÖ觴ǧdeuuanM khreungF duaangMhalf moon
à´×͹¤ÃÖè§àÊÕéÂÇdeuuanM khreungF siaaoFquarter moon
µÕÊͧ¤ÃÖè§dteeM saawngR khreungF02:30 h; 2:30 a.m.
µÕ˹Ö觤ÃÖè§dteeM neungL khreungF01:30 h; 1:30 a.m.; half-past one in the morning
·Ó§Ò¹¤ÃÖè§ÇѹthahmM ngaanM khreungF wanMto work half-time
¡Ò÷ӧҹ¤ÃÖè§ÇѹgaanM thahmM ngaanM khreungF wanMa half-time job
à·Õ觤׹¤ÃÖè§thiiangF kheuunM khreungF00:30 h; 12:30 a.m.
¹éÓ¤ÃÖè§á¡éÇ naahmH khreungF gaaeoFglass half full
ºèÒÂâÁ§¤ÃÖè§baayL mohngM khreungF13:30 h; 1:30 p.m.; half-past one in the afternoon
ÀÒ¾à¢Õ¹¤ÃÖè§µÑÇphaapF khiianR khreungF dtuaaMa portrait showing the upper half of the body
ÅÙ¡¤ÃÖè§luukF khreungFperson of mixed Thai and foreign blood
Ë¡âÁ§¤ÃÖè§hohkL mohngM khreungF06:30 h; 6:30 a.m.
ËÂØ´¤ÃÖè§ÇѹyootL khreungF wanMhalf-day of work
ÍФÃÖè§àÊÕ§aL khreungF siiangR[literally "-ah half-sound"] [a grammatical practice in Thai whereby some Pali or Sanskrit words are pronounced with an extra '-a' sound when compounded into multi-syllable words]
sample
sentences
¤Ø³¾¹Ôµ¤Í¹ÒÂÍÂÙè¶Ö§ªÑèÇâÁ§¤ÃÖè§ µÍ¹¹Õé à¢Òä»áÅéÇkhoonM phaH nitH khaawyM naayM yuuL theungR chuaaF mohngM khreungF dtaawnM neeH khaoR bpaiM laaeoH"Koon Panit waited an hour and a half for you; now he has gone."
©Ñ¹µéͧ¡ÒùéÓµÒÅ˹Öè§¡ÔâŤÃÖè§chanR dtaawngF gaanM nahmH dtaanM neungL giL lohM khreungF"I want 1½ kilos of sugar."
¾ÃØè§¹ÕéàªéÒ ©Ñ¹µéͧµ×è¹à¨ç´âÁ§¤ÃÖè§phroongF neeH chaaoH chanR dtaawngF dteuunL jetL mohngM khreungF"Tomorrow morning I must get up at 7:30."
ÇѹàÊÒÃìà»ç¹ÇѹËÂØ´¤ÃÖè§ÇѹwanM sao[r]R bpenM wanM yootL khreungF wanM"Saturday is a half day holiday."

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