Thai English Dictionary for Foreign Learners

NEW AGE

THAI-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

The BEST Thai-English

Dictionary specially designed

for FOREIGN LEARNERS

By Wong Wattanaphichet

There are several Thai-English

Dictionaries on sale and you may have

already got one.

Why should you add The New Age Thai-

English Dictionary to your book shelf?

Because:

ทำ��เนี�ยบรั�ฐบ�ล translated as governor’s official residence The correct translation Government House

เกื�อบต�ย translated as mortal, fatal The correct translation nearly died, almost dead,

extremely, (tired) to death รั�กืส�มเส�� translated as triangle love

The correct translation love triangle or eternal triangle

Examples:

Some other dictionaries currently on sale contain

translations that are incorrect in meaning or in grammar.

Because:

The words แชรั� is translated in one dictionary simply as “to share;chit-fund” and in another as “share (especially in a company or

corporation); But in the New Age Dictionary by

Wong Wattanaphichet the following comprehensive translation

is given:

Examples:

Some other dictionaries currently on sale contain

translations that are incomplete.

Because:

Take the words ทำ�� for example.

The New Age Dictionary gives its various translations and list of

word-groups containing the word that fill the space of three pages.

In addition, the compiler has also collected some Thai phrases which

do not have an English equivalent and of which no English translations

can be found in any Thai-English dictionaries, and such as ทำ��งกืรัะจ�ด and ล�อต�อกื explained their meanings in detail.

Some other dictionaries currently on sale do not provide a

vocabulary that is large enough or translations that are

detailed enough, especially for foreign users.

Special Features

which meet the special

needs of foreign learners

New Age Thai-English Dictionary

by Wong Wattanaphichet

A PERFECT guide to the Thai language for Foreign Learners

Special Features

which meet the special needs of foreign learners

Romanization Index Help foreign learners to locate any Thai words in the

Dictionary

Newly Devised Romanization System Narrower system, helping foreign learners to pronounce

Thai words correctly. Easy to understand and use

Special Features

which meet the special needs of foreign learners

Useful Appendices

Government Organizations

Abbreviations

The 76 Provinces of Thailand

A Brief Thai Chronology

Traditional Thai Systems of Measurement

Family Relationships

The Thai Alphabet and its Romanization System

Some other special features of

The New Age Thai-English Dictionary

For Foreign Learners

ล�กืษณะเด!นีอ�"นีๆ ของพจนี�นี&กืรัมไทำย-อ�งกืฤษ ฉบ�บ New Age For Foreign Learners (1/4)

Larger numbers of words and phrases

Totaling 53,400 Correct, clear and complete translation

Example: กืรัะเป๋,�

All of meaning are given including Slang.

ตั�วอย่�าง กืรัะเป๋,�กื�งเกืง trousers pocket กืรัะเป๋,�เง�นี wallet, purse กืรัะเป๋,�จ�งโจ� kangaroo’s pouch กืรัะเป๋,�เด�นีทำ�ง travelling bag,

luggage/baggage กืรัะเป๋,�ถื�อ handbag, hand

luggage กืรัะเป๋,�นี�กืเรั�ยนี school-bag,

satchel กืรัะเป๋,�เบ� (S ) short of money กืรัะเป๋,�รัถืเมล� bus conductor,

ticket boy/girl

กืรัะเป๋,�เส�"อ straw bag กืรัะเป๋,�เส��อ coat/jacket/shirt

pocket กืรัะเป๋,�เส��อผ้�� suitcase, trunk กืรัะเป๋,�หนี�กื (S ) well-heeled, rich กืรัะเป๋,�หนี�ง leather bag กืรัะเป๋,�หว�ย rattan box กืรัะเป๋,�ห��ว handbag, portable

(TV, radio, etc.) กืรัะเป๋,�แห�ง (S ) to be broke กืรัะเป๋,�เอกืส�รั portfolio,

briefcase


Many idioms, proverbs, sayings and slang expressions

are included such as กืบในีกืะล�ครัอบ

ล�กืษณะเด!นีอ�"นีๆ ของพจนี�นี&กืรัมไทำย-อ�งกืฤษ ฉบ�บ New Age For Foreign Learners (3/4) Translation are clearly divided into groups according to the

grammatical

roles in which the word is used, such as noun, verb and adjective.


The entries are easy to locate Head words are printed in blue. The leading letters of the head words are printed at the edge

of each page and enclosed in a grey square. The squares are

arranged at different levels along the pages and are readily

noticable. Useful appendices, especially for translators and not to

be found in other dictionaries. ส่�วนราชการ อ�กษรย่�อตั�างๆ ที่��มากถึ�ง 700 ตั�วอ�กษร มาตัราช��ง ตัวง ว�ด ความส่�มพั�นธ์�ที่างเคร�อญาตั� ราย่ช��อจั�งหว�ด

ม�อาย่"การใช$งานนาน เพัราะเย่&บก��ไส่กาวอย่�างด� และใช$กระดาษเน�+อด�

คว�มส�มพ�นีธ์�เครั�อญ�ต�จ�กืพจนี�นี&กืรัม ไทำย-อ�งกืฤษ

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About The Compiler

Wong Wattanaphichet (Huang Yaobao)

Born: Born in Mei Xian, Guangdong, China, in 1926

Education: B.A. from National Chung Cheng University in 1947

Work Experiences: English secretary to the managing director of Weihe Export-

Import

Co., Ltd. (1948-1951) English-Chinese translator for Chinese-language dailies in

Bangkok

for over 15 years full time and another 3 years part time (1951-1969)

Thai-English and Chinese-English translator for the American Embassy

(1967-1990) Editorial Consultant for Thaiways tourist semi-monthly

(1984 to present)

About The Compiler

Works Produced (1/3):

ENGLISH BY EXAMPLE: A Dictionary Of English

Collocations with Thai translations

First desk edition printed in 2000, now fifth

printing

Revised and enlarged edition printed in 2005

Wong Wattanaphichet is the first person and so far

the

only person, in Thailand to have compiled this kind

of

dictionary with Thai translations which is very useful to

Thai ESL learners as well as English teachers in

Thailand

About The Compiler


New Age THAI-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Thai learners edition, published in 2006

Foreign learners edition, published in 2006

THE ARTICLES: A (or AN) and THE (ค6!ม�อกื�รัใช� ARTICLES: A, AN และ THE) published in 2008

A HAKKA DIALECT DICTIONARY written in Chinese

and published in Hong Kong in 2005

A HAKKA PRIMER FOR THAI LEARNERS (written in Thai and Chinese with spellings in the Thai alphabet, to be published soon)

About The Compiler


Numerous articles about Thailand for

Thaiways Magazine since 1984

Wong Wattanaphichet was granted Thai citizenship

by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej on 9 June 2006,

the very date of the 60th anniversary of

the King’s accession to the throne.

ขอบค&ณThank You