หรือไม่(rĕu mâi)
Meanings
1ParticleA2
or not? (question particle)
placed at the end of a yes–no question, especially in formal or written Thai, meaning “or not?”
2ConjunctionB1
whether (or not)
introduces an indirect question or uncertainty, meaning “whether (or not)”
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไม่รู้mâi rúuไม่รู้mâi rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2[!] I don't know.ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหรือไม่rĕu mâiหรือไม่rĕu mâi1or not? (question particle)2whether (or not)
I don't know whether he will come or not.
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Word Breakdown
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หรือไม่rĕu mâiหรือไม่rĕu mâior not? (question particle)