Travel and transport ค้างคืน káang-kuuen
to stay overnight, to spend the night verb
- káang high
- kuuen mid
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Parts: ค้างkáang to stay on; to be left over คืนkuuen night
How to use it
ค้างคืนkáang-kuuen is staying the night somewhere: a trip, a friend's place, an island. A day trip is the opposite, ไปเช้าเย็นกลับbpai cháao yen glàp, "go in the morning, come back in the evening". ค้างkáang on its own is something left over or unfinished: งานค้างngaan káang, work still to do.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- khang khuen
- kaang kuen
- kang keun
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