หรือว่า(rĕuu wâa)
Meanings
1ConjunctionA2
or (between clauses); or else
a conjunction presenting an alternative or choice, typically linking clauses or sentences; more colloquial than หรือหรือrĕu1or?; really? (question/finality particle)2or (choice/alternative)
Examples
เธอterเธอter1she; her2you (informal; familiar)จะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)หรือว่าrĕuu wâaหรือว่าrĕuu wâa1or (between clauses); or else2or maybe; could it be thatจะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)กินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaorice noodles; noodle dish
Are you going to eat rice, or are you going to eat noodles?
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This evening, are we going to the movies, or are we just staying home?
Will you pay with cash, or will you use a credit card?
เราraoควรจะkuuan jàรีบrêepไปbpaiสนามบินsà-năam binตอนนี้dton néeเลยloieหรือว่าrĕuu wâaรอrorอีกหน่อยèek nòiก็ได้gôr dâai
Should we hurry to the airport now, or can we wait a little longer?
2ConjunctionB1
or maybe; could it be that
used to suggest a possibility or tentative guess, often at the start of a question or clause
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1nowadays; at present2today; this day3today (time of speech)หรือว่าrĕuu wâaหรือว่าrĕuu wâa1or (between clauses); or else2or maybe; could it be thatเขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himป่วยbpùaiป่วยbpùai1[to] be ill; fall sick2sick; ill; unwell
He didn't come to work today. Could it be that he's sick?
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The phone is off... Perhaps the battery has died.
ร้านนั้นráan nánคนเยอะkon yéhตลอดdtà-lòtเลยloieหรือว่าrĕuu wâaอาหารaa-hăanเขาkăoจะjàอร่อยà-ròiมากmâakจริงๆjing jing
That restaurant is always crowded. I guess their food must be really delicious.
แววตาwaew dtaaเขาkăoดูdooเปลี่ยนไปbplìian bpaiหรือว่าrĕuu wâaเขาkăoกำลังgam-langมีเรื่องmee rêuuangปิดบังbpìt bangเราraoอยู่yòo
The look in his eyes seems different. Could it be that he's hiding something from us?
Related Words
Similar Meaning
หรืออาจจะrĕu àat jàหรืออาจจะrĕu àat jàor maybe; or perhaps
or maybe; or perhaps
หรือบางทีrĕu baang teeหรือบางทีrĕu baang teeor maybe; or perhaps
or maybe; or perhaps
หรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or?; really? (question/finality particle)2or (choice/alternative)
- or?; really? (question/finality particle)
- or (choice/alternative)
ไม่ก็mâi gôไม่ก็mâi gôor (else); alternatively
or (else); alternatively
หรือไม่ก็rĕu mâi gôหรือไม่ก็rĕu mâi gôor; or else
or; or else
Word Breakdown
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หรือว่าrĕuu wâaหรือว่าrĕuu wâaor (between clauses); or else