มีอายุ(mee aa-yu)
Meanings
1AdjectiveA2
elderly; aged (of a person)
of advanced age; elderly; often used as a polite descriptor for an older person
2VerbB1
[to] be [number] years old (of a person)
to state someone's age with a number; used to say how old a person is
Examples
คุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Mr./Ms. + Teacher (form of address)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineมีอายุmee aa-yuมีอายุmee aa-yu1[to] be [number] years old (of a person)2[to] be old (of things)3elderly; aged (of a person)35ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal year
My teacher is 35 years old.
3VerbB2
[to] be old (of things)
for an object or thing to have existed for a long time; aged; not new
Examples
หนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letter3study textเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2blade (of a cutting tool)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอายุมากàa-yú mâakอายุมากàa-yú mâakelderly; of advanced age; oldแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เนื้อหาnéuua hăaเนื้อหาnéuua hăa1content; subject matter2coverage; materialยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)น่าสนใจnâa sŏn jaiน่าสนใจnâa sŏn jai1interesting2worth considering; appealingอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
This book is very old, but its content is still interesting.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
สูงวัยsŏong waiสูงวัยsŏong waielderly; advanced in age
elderly; advanced in age
เก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not new
- former; previous
- old-fashioned; outdated
- old; not new
แก่gàeแก่gàe1old (age)2to; toward (recipient/affected party)3ripe; mature (food/drink) [often overripe]4for; with regard to5dark (color); strong (drink)
- old (age)
- to; toward (recipient/affected party)
- ripe; mature (food/drink) [often overripe]
- for; with regard to
- dark (color); strong (drink)
เก่าแก่gào gàeเก่าแก่gào gàe1ancient; very old2long-established; time-honored
- ancient; very old
- long-established; time-honored
Word Breakdown
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มีอายุmee aa-yuมีอายุmee aa-yuelderly; aged (of a person)