วัยสูงอายุ(wai sŏong aa-yú)
Meanings
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old age; elderly age
the period of life when a person is old or elderly; senior years
Examples
คุณย่าkun yâaคุณย่าkun yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเข้าสู่kâo sòoเข้าสู่kâo sòo1[to] enter; go into (a place/area)2[to] enter/transition into (a state/period/stage)วัยสูงอายุwai sŏong aa-yúวัยสูงอายุwai sŏong aa-yúold age; elderly ageแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ให้ดีhâi deeให้ดีhâi dee1properly; carefully; well (do X well)2preferably; it would be better to…
My grandmother has entered her senior years, so I must take good care of her.
Word Breakdown
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วัยสูงอายุwai sŏong aa-yúวัยสูงอายุwai sŏong aa-yúold age; elderly age