เจ้าซื้อ(jâo séu)
Meanings
1NounA2
you buy (Isan/Lao)
A phrase consisting of เจ้าเจ้าjâo1prefix: familiar or affectionate term before names or nouns2classifier for businesses, suppliers, or individual parties3you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)4lord; master; owner5ruler; prince (royal title)6deity; spirit (title/noun) ‘you’ and ซื้อซื้อséu1[to] bribe; buy off2[to] buy; purchase ‘buy’. It can mean ‘you buy’ or ‘you are buying’, depending on context.
Examples
เจ้าซื้อjâo séuเจ้าซื้อjâo séuyou buy (Isan/Lao)บ่bòบ่bò1yes–no question particle (Isan/Northern)2not; no (Isan/Northern particle)หมูปิ้งmŏo bpîngหมูปิ้งmŏo bpîngThai grilled pork skewerไม้máiไม้mái1classifier: skewers of food2tool; implement3tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)4stick; rod; club; bat5wood; timberละláละlá1each; per2topic/softening particle3[to] omit; leave out; skip4[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)สิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)2baht (Thai currency unit)3foot (literary)เด้อdérเด้อdérsentence-ending particle (Isan/Lao)
Are you buying? Grilled pork is ten baht per skewer.
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There are clothes on sale; are you buying? Take a look.
แม่ค้าmâe-káaเห็นhĕnเฮาhaoเดินมาdern maaกะgàถามtăamว่าwâaเจ้าซื้อjâo séuบ่bòสิsìคิดkítให้hâiถูกๆtòok tòok
The vendor saw us coming and asked, “You buying?” She’ll give a good price.
พ่อค้าpô káaแผงลอยpăeng loiยิ้มทักyím tákว่าwâaเจ้าซื้อjâo séuบ่bòวันนี้wan néeมีmeeโปรโมชั่นbproh-moh-chánแถมtăemของkŏngแซบๆsâep sâepให้hâiอยู่yòoเด้อdér
The street vendor greeted with a smile, “You buying?” There’s a promotion with tasty freebies today.
Word Breakdown
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เจ้าซื้อjâo séuเจ้าซื้อjâo séuyou buy (Isan/Lao)