กว่า
gwàaMeanings
1ConjunctionA2
than (comparative marker)
used after an adjective/adverb to compare two things, indicating a higher or lower degree
Examples
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She runs a bit faster than me.
Prices at this market are cheaper than at the mall.
ผลงานpǒn-ngaanล่าสุดlâa-sùtของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoดีกว่าdii-gwàaครั้งkrángก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoฝึกซ้อมfʉ̀k-sɔ́ɔmมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
His latest work is better than the previous one because he practiced more.
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); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringสมัครsà-màkสมัครsà-màk1[to] apply (for)2[to] enroll; sign up; register3[to] subscribe4willing; voluntaryกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overร้อยrɔ́ɔiร้อยrɔ́ɔi1one hundred (100)2[to] string; thread; link together3[to] compose verse; write in poetic formคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring
More than a hundred people applied for this job.
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The shop has been open for more than ten years already.
Today the temperature is higher than thirty degrees.
เขาkǎoขับรถkàp-rótมาไกลmaa-glaiกว่าgwàaห้าhâaร้อยกิโลrɔ́ɔi-gì-looเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaมาสmâatอบòpสัมภาษณ์sǎm-pâat
He drove more than five hundred kilometers to come for the interview.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กว, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gwàa
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |