น้อยกว่า(nói gwàa)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

less than; fewer than

indicating a smaller amount, number, size, or degree in comparison with something else

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)น้อยกว่าnói gwàaน้อยกว่าnói gwàa1less than; fewer than2under; belowพี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male sibling
I have less money than my older brother.
2PrepositionA2

under; below

used before a number or quantity to mean less than that amount

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)น้อยกว่าnói gwàaน้อยกว่าnói gwàa1less than; fewer than2under; below10บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3blow; stroke (literary/archaic)
I have less than 10 baht.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

น้อยnóiน้อยnói1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyPart 1
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กว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over3by (margin of difference)Part 2
น้อยกว่าnói gwàaน้อยกว่าnói gwàaless than; fewer than