ยายเกล้า(yaai glâo)
Meanings
1NounB2
grandmother (term of address); elderly woman (respectful, regional)
A respectful or affectionate regional term for an old woman or grandmother; used in some areas as a polite form of address to an elderly female.
Examples
ตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1in the morning2morning (time period)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ยายเกล้าyaai glâoยายเกล้าyaai glâograndmother (term of address); elderly woman (respectful, regional)หิ้วhîwหิ้วhîw1[to] carry by hand2[to] bring along (casual speech)3[to] bring alcohol (slang)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ไหวwăiไหวwăi1[to] be able to; manage to2[to] shake; tremble; quiver3sensitive; responsive (to stimuli)4[to] sense; perceive (subtle or spiritual)
In the morning I helped Yai Klao carry groceries from the market up to the house because she can’t walk well.
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ยายเกล้าyaai glâoยายเกล้าyaai glâograndmother (term of address); elderly woman (respectful, regional)