No. 509 in Thai
ทว
The Thai word "ทว" means "but" or "however."
In a sentence
เขาอยากไปเที่ยวที่ต่างประเทศทว่าไม่มีเวลา
He wants to travel abroad, but he has no time.
In this sentence, 'ทว่า' acts as a conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however', used to introduce a contrasting clause.
แม้ว่าฝนจะตกหนัก ทว่าเขาก็ยังออกไปเดินเล่น
Even though it was raining heavily, he still went out for a walk.
Here, 'ทว่า' functions as a contrasting conjunction indicating an unexpected result or action following a prior condition.
เธอเป็นคนที่ดูเงียบสงบ ทว่ามีความคิดลึกซึ้ง
She appears quiet and calm, but has profound thoughts.
In this context, 'ทว่า' serves as a transitional term to contrast two seemingly contradictory character traits.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “ทว” in actual Thai podcasts.
Find “ทว” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Thai podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into ไทย, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Thai books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).