บ้านเรา
bâan-raoMeanings
1NounA1
our house; our home
our house or home (the place where we live).
Examples
บ้านเราbâan-raoบ้านเราbâan-rao1our house; our home2our country; Thailand3our hometown; our areaมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figure
Our house has two dogs.
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Let's eat at our house this evening, okay?
เมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan néeเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanมาmaaจัดjàtงานวันเกิดngaan wan gèrtที่têeบ้านเราbâan rao
Yesterday, my friends came to hold a birthday party at our house.
วันหยุดสุดสัปดาห์wan-yùt-sùt-sàp-daaนี้níiจะjàชวนchuuanเธอtəəมาmaaดูหนังduu-nǎngที่tîiบ้านเราbâan-rao
This weekend, I'm going to invite you to watch a movie at our house.
2NounA2
our country; Thailand
our country; Thailand (when used by Thai people).
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Food in our country is much cheaper than in Japan.
Songkran is the most fun tradition in our country.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛบ้านเราbâan-raoจะjàมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ยังyangรักrákและlɛ́ภูมิใจpuum-jaiในnaiความเป็นไทยkwaam-bpen-taiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Even though our country has many problems, I still always love and am proud of being Thai.
3NounB1
our hometown; our area
our hometown or local area.
Examples
ร้านก๋วยเตี๋ยวráan-gǔuai-dtǐiaoร้านก๋วยเตี๋ยวráan-gǔuai-dtǐiaonoodle shop; noodle restaurantตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; corresponding6[to] head straight toward [sb/sth/somewhere]หัวมุมhǔua-mumหัวมุมhǔua-mum1corner; street corner (outer corner)2at/on the corner (outer corner)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerบ้านเราbâan-raoบ้านเราbâan-rao1our house; our home2our country; Thailand3our hometown; our areaอร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleจำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognize4defendant (legal shorthand)ได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
The noodle shop on the corner in our hometown is really delicious, you remember?
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คนkonบ้านเราbâan-raoส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiประกอบอาชีพbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-aa-chîipเกษตรกรรมgà-sèet-dtà-gamโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́การทำgaan-tamสวนผลไม้sǔuan-pǒn-lá-máai
Most people in our hometown are farmers, especially fruit gardeners.
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛมีmiiห้างสรรพสินค้าhâang-sàp-pá-sǐn-káaมาmaaเปิดใหม่bpə̀ət-màiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatที่tîiบ้านเราbâan-raoก็gɔ̂เปลี่ยนไปbplìian-bpaiเยอะyə́ไม่เหมือนmâi-mʉ̌ʉanเมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnเลยləəi
Since the new shopping mall opened, the atmosphere in our local area has changed a lot; it's not like it was before.
เอกลักษณ์èk-gà-lákอย่างหนึ่งyàang nèungของkŏngบ้านเราbâan raoคือkeuสำเนียงsăm-niangการพูดgaan pôotที่têeไม่เหมือนใครmâi mĕuuan kraiซึ่งsêungกำลังจะgam-lang jàค่อยๆkôi kôiเลือนหายไปleuuan hăai bpaiตามdtaamกาลเวลาgaan way-laa
One unique characteristic of our hometown is the distinctive accent, which is gradually fading away with time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bâan
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedhouse; homePart 1
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บ้านเราbâan-raoบ้านเราbâan-raoour house; our homeour house; our homeWord