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| แซง saaengM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | แซง |
| IPA | sɛːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | saeng |
| [verb] | |||
| definition | to overtake; to pass (in a vehicle) | ||
| synonyms | ก้าวไกล | gaaoF glaiM | to advance; progress |
พัฒนา  | phatH thaH naaM | to develop | |
| ล้ำหน้า | lamH naaF | to get ahead of; outstrip; overtake; catch up with and surpass | |
| วัฒนะ | watH naH | [variant of พัฒนา ] to develop; progress | |
| examples | แทรกแซง | saaekF saaengM | to intervene; pass in; interfere; meddle with |
| แซงคิว | saaengM khiuM | to cut into a line; queqe jump | |
| แซงหน้า | saaengM naaF | to jump ahead; overtake; pass | |
| เขตห้ามแซง | khaehtL haamF saaengM | [traffic] no passing zone | |
| แซงซ้ายแซงขวา | saaengM saaiH saaengM khwaaR | to weave in and out of traffic | |
| มาแรงแซงโค้ง | maaM raaengM saaengM kho:hngH | to become an overnight hit; to move past someone in popularity | |
| sample sentences | |||
นึกเล่นๆว่าเวลาใครถามว่ารถติดขนาดไหน เราจะได้ไม่ต้องอธิบายมาก... ติดขนาดคนเดินแซง neukH lenF lenF waaF waehM laaM khraiM thaamR waaF rohtH dtitL khaL naatL naiR raoM jaL daiF maiF dtawngF aL thiH baaiM maakF dtitL khaL naatL khohnM deernM saaengM "I thought, when anyone asks me how bad the traffic is, I would not find it difficult to answer... it was so bad that pedestrians were moving [faster than the cars]." | |||
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