ผู้ชาย

pôo chaai

Meanings

1NounA1

man; male (person)

A male person, usually an adult; a man.

Examples

นั่นคือnân keuนั่นคือnân keuthat is; in other wordsผู้ชายpôo chaaiผู้ชายpôo chaai1man; male (person)2males; the male sex/gender3boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)
That is a man.
2NounA2

males; the male sex/gender

Men or males as a group; the male sex/gender.

Examples

ผู้ชายpôo chaaiผู้ชายpôo chaai1man; male (person)2males; the male sex/gender3boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)กีฬาgee-laaกีฬาgee-laasport; sports
Men like to play sports.
3NounB1

boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)

A male romantic partner; a boyfriend (informal/colloquial use).

Examples

นั่นnânนั่นnânthat (over there)ผู้ชายpôo chaaiผู้ชายpôo chaai1man; male (person)2males; the male sex/gender3boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเหรอrŏeเหรอrŏe1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหล่อlòหล่อlò1[to] cast; [to] mold (metal/material)2[to] pour water in a merit or blessing rite3cool; awesome (slang)4handsome; good-looking (male)ดีนะdee náดีนะdee ná1good; thank goodness2luckily; it's a good thing (that...)3yeah, great (ironic)
Is that your boyfriend? He's handsome.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)Part 1
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ชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male; man (person/animal)3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shorePart 2
ผู้ชายpôo chaaiผู้ชายpôo chaaiman; male (person)