คนเฒ่าคนแก่(kon tâo kon gàe)

Meanings

1NounB1

the elderly; elders

A respectful term for older people, elders, or the elderly as a group.

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofพูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa1[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)2speech; way of speakingกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàeคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàethe elderly; eldersด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toความเคารพkwaam kao-rópความเคารพkwaam kao-róp1respect; esteem; regard2deference; observance3reverence; veneration
We should speak to elders with respect.

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