“chan bon” (ชั้นบน) can be used in the following ways: noun: upper level / upper floor / upstairs The noun “chan bon” (ชั้นบน) refers to the upper level or levels of a building. Examples: – ter mai chai chan bon leuy (She doesn’t use the upstairs at all) – pha-naek kawng-len yoo chan bon (The toy department is on the upper floor) – chan bon kawng baan lang nee thuuk chaow mud laeo (The upstairs of this house is entirely… read more →
“kaang-laang” (ข้างล่าง) can be used in the following ways: adverb: downstairs The adverb “kaang-laang” (ข้างล่าง) refers to down a flight of stairs to the lower floor of a building, especially the floor at ground level. Examples: – phuak-kao tuk kon yoo kaang-laang (They were all downstairs) – kao aa-sai yoo nai flat kaang-laang (He lives in the flat downstairs) – Tom deuhn lung bpai kaang-laang yaang mai phaw-jai (Tom walked downstairs displeasingly) – chan wing lung bpai kaang-laang pheua doo… read more →
“kaang-bon” (ข้างบน) can be used in the following ways: adverb: upstairs The adverb “kaang-bon” (ข้างบน) refers to up the stairs; on a higher floor or level. Examples: – phuak dek yoo kaang-bon (The children are upstairs) – khun roo mai waa krai aa-sai yoo nai flat kaang-bon? (Do you know who lives in the flat upstairs?) – chan gliat phuak kon thee aa-sai yoo kaang-bon (I hate the people who live upstairs) – Alex dtad-sin-jai tham hawng kaang-bon bpen hawng… read more →