กว่า(gwàa)
Meanings
1ConjunctionA2
than (comparative marker)
used after an adjective/adverb to compare two things, indicating a higher or lower degree
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)อากาศเย็นaa-gàat yenอากาศเย็นaa-gàat yencool weatherกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over3by (margin of difference)วานนี้waan néeวานนี้waan néeyesterday
Today the weather is colder than yesterday.
2PrepositionA2
more than; over
indicates exceeding a number, amount, or degree (often after numerals or quantifiers)
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleสมัครsà-màkสมัครsà-màk1[to] apply (for)2[to] enroll; sign up; register3[to] subscribe4volunteer; voluntaryกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over3by (margin of difference)ร้อยróiร้อยrói1one hundred (100)2[to] compose verse; write in poetic form3[to] string; thread; link togetherคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: people
More than a hundred people applied for this job.
3PrepositionB1
by (margin of difference)
expresses the amount of difference in comparison (e.g., older by two years)
Examples
พี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)อายุมากàa-yú mâakอายุมากàa-yú mâakelderly; of advanced age; oldกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over3by (margin of difference)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal year
My older brother is two years older than me.