ภาษาแม่(paa-săa mâe)
Meanings
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mother tongue; native language
the first language that a person learns to speak; native language
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] tell; talk about3[to] say; speakภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìtภาษาอังกฤษpaa-săa ang-grìt1English (school subject)2the English languageเก่งมากgèng mâakเก่งมากgèng mâak1very good (at [sth]); highly skilled2well done!; great job!แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2from; since (starting point)3only; just (restriction)ภาษาแม่paa-săa mâeภาษาแม่paa-săa mâemother tongue; native languageของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsคือkeuคือkeu1namely; that is; i.e.2to be (definition/identification)ภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai (school subject)3Thai-language; in Thai
He speaks English very well, but his native language is Thai.
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พ่อแม่pôr mâeควรkuuanสอนsŏnภาษาแม่paa-săa mâeให้hâiลูกlôokก่อนที่gòn têeจะjàให้hâiเริ่มrêrmเรียนriianภาษาpaa-săaอื่นèun
Parents should teach their mother tongue to their children before letting them start learning other languages.
ถึงแม้ว่าtĕung máe wâaเธอterจะjàย้ายไปอยู่yáai bpai yòoต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเด็กdèkแต่dtàeเธอterก็gâwยังyangไม่mâiลืมleuumภาษาแม่paa-săa mâeของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayng
Even though she moved abroad since childhood, she still hasn't forgotten her mother tongue.
งานวิจัยngaan wí-jaiชี้ให้เห็นchée hâi hĕnว่าwâaเด็กdèkที่têeได้รับdâi rápการจัดการgaan jàt gaanศึกษาsèuk-săaในnaiภาษาแม่paa-săa mâeจะสามารถjà săa-mâatพัฒนาpát-tá-naaทักษะták-sàทางความคิดtaang kwaam kítได้dâiดีกว่าdee gwàa
Research shows that children who receive education in their native language can develop cognitive skills better.
Word Breakdown
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ภาษาแม่paa-săa mâeภาษาแม่paa-săa mâemother tongue; native language