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พี่น้อง
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pêe nórng
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(brothers and sisters) literally meaning "older siblings - younger siblings"
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พี่
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pêe
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"older"; pronoun used to indicate intimacy hierarchy among speakers.
It can be used for older colleagues, older customers, speaking to elders, etc. |
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ชาย
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chai
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male
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่สาว
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säo
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female
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นอง
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nórng
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"younger"; pronoun used to indicate intimacy hierarchy among speakers.
It can be used for younger colleagues, younger customers, speaking to younger people |
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VERB + (NOUN) + กี่ + CLASSIFIER
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VERB + (NOUN) + gèe + CLASSIFIER
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Structure to ask 'How many?' questions
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(NOUN)+ number + CLASSIFIER
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(NOUN)+ number + CLASSIFIER
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Structure to ANSWER 'How many?' questions
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ผู้
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pôo
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"one who..."; occurs as the first element in a number of common nouns (e.g., pôo-jùt-gahn = manager, pôo-chai = male)
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ลูก
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lôok
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"children" in the sense of offspring. Used when referring to someone's chiildren
(e.g., Her children are lovely, Whose child is that) |
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ิ่เด็ก
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dèk
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"children" used when referring as an age category.
(e.g., Thai children are polite, Children under 12 not permitted) |
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ิอายุ + NUMBER + ขวบ
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ah-yÓO + NUMBER + kòo-up
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age + NUMBER + years old.
Used to say someone's age that are age 13 and younger |
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ิอายุ + NUMBER + (ปี)
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ah-yÓO + NUMBER + (bpee)
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age + NUMBER + years old.
Used to say someone's age that are over age 13 although bpee is often omitted |
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น่า + verb
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nâh + verb
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nâh is used before a verb to form an adjective that conveys the sense of "worthy of ..."
(e.g., nâh rúk = loveable, cute; nâh gin = tasty) |
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ืืใคร
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krai?
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"who?" can appear at beginning or end of a question depending on its function.
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