พี่น้อง
pêe nóngMeanings
1NounA2
siblings; brothers and sisters
brothers and sisters; people who share one or both parents
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoพี่น้องpêe nóngพี่น้องpêe nóng1siblings; brothers and sisters2relatives; kin3fellow members; compatriots (figurative)สามsăamสามsăamthree (3)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirring
There are three siblings in my family.
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When we were kids, the siblings liked to play football together.
Tomorrow the siblings will take Mom to see the doctor.
แม้máeพี่น้องpêe nóngจะjàทะเลาะกันtá-ló ganบ้างbâangแต่dtàeเราraoก็gâwยังyangช่วยกันchûuai ganดูแลdoo laeพ่อแม่pôr mâeเสมอsà-mĕr
Even though siblings argue sometimes, we still help take care of our parents.
2NounB1
relatives; kin
People belonging to the same family, including relatives other than brothers and sisters.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoญาติพี่น้องyâat-pîi-nɔ́ɔngญาติพี่น้องyâat-pîi-nɔ́ɔngrelatives; extended familyอยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toเชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ลูกพี่ลูกน้องlûuk-pîi-lûuk-nɔ́ɔngลูกพี่ลูกน้องlûuk-pîi-lûuk-nɔ́ɔngcousin (first cousin)
I have relatives in Chiang Mai, including uncles, aunts, and cousins.
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ป้าbpâaชวนchuuanญาติพี่น้องyâat-pîi-nɔ́ɔngมาmaaกินข้าวgin-kâaoที่บ้านtîi-bâanเราraoเลยləəiได้dâaiเจอjəəลูกพี่ลูกน้องlûuk-pîi-lûuk-nɔ́ɔngที่tîiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเจอกันjəə-ganนานnaan
My aunt invited the relatives over for a meal, so we got to see cousins we hadn't seen in a long time.
พอpɔɔรู้rúuว่าwâaลุงlungป่วยbpùuaiญาติพี่น้องyâat-pîi-nɔ́ɔngก็gɔ̂ผลัดกันplàt-ganไปดูbpai-duuแลlɛɛที่tîiโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baan
When the relatives heard that our uncle was ill, they took turns looking after him at the hospital.
ถึงtʉ̌ngญาติพี่น้องyâat-pîi-nɔ́ɔngฝ่ายพ่อfàai-pɔ̂ɔกับgàpฝ่ายfàaiแม่mɛ̂ɛจะjàไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iได้dâaiพบกันpóp-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂มาช่วยmaa-chûuaiกันganจัดjàtงานแต่งngaan-dtɛ̀ngของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnอย่างเต็มที่yàang-dtem-tîi
Although the relatives on my father's and mother's sides rarely meet, everyone did all they could to help organize my wedding.
3NounB2
fellow members; compatriots (figurative)
people in the same group, community, or nation addressed as if they were family
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วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)รวมตัวกันruuam dtuua ganรวมตัวกันruuam dtuua gan1[to] gather; assemble2[to] unite; organize collectively3[to] coalesce; aggregate (science)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]เก็บขยะgèp kà-yàเก็บขยะgèp kà-yà[to] collect garbage; [to] pick up trashพี่น้องpêe nóngพี่น้องpêe nóng1siblings; brothers and sisters2relatives; kin3fellow members; compatriots (figurative)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyร่วมมือกันrûuam meuu ganร่วมมือกันrûuam meuu gan[to] cooperate; [to] work togetherอย่างดีyàang deeอย่างดีyàang dee1very well; to a high standard2of high quality; premium; first-rate3at best; no more than
Today our community gathered to pick up trash; everyone in the community worked together in unity.
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พวกเราpûuak raoชาวchaaoตลาดdtà-làatเป็นbpenพี่น้องpêe nóngกันganหากhàakใครkraiเดือดร้อนdèuuat rónก็gâwช่วยกันchûuai ganทันทีtan tee
We in the marketplace are like family; if anyone is in trouble, we help immediately.
ในnaiพิธีเปิดงานpí-tii-bpə̀ət-ngaanนายกเทศมนตรีnaa-yók-têet-sà-mon-dtriiกล่าวglàaoเชิญชวนchəən-chuuanพี่น้องประชาชนpîi-nɔ́ɔng-bprà-chaa-chonร่วมกันrûuam-ganอนุรักษ์à-nú-rákแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao
At the opening ceremony, the mayor invited our fellow citizens to work together to conserve our river.
ผู้นำpôo namชุมชนchum-chonประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaเราraoทุกคนtúk konคือkeuพี่น้องpêe nóngที่têeต้องdtôngจับมือjàp meuuฝ่าfàaวิกฤตwí-grìtไปด้วยกันbpai dûuai gan
The community leader declared that we are all brothers and sisters who must join hands to overcome the crisis together.
Word Breakdown
พี่pîiพี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person)older siblingPart 1
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น้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)younger siblingPart 2
พี่น้องpêe nóngพี่น้องpêe nóngsiblings; brothers and sisterssiblings; brothers and sistersWord