เท่าไร

tâo-rai

Meanings

1NounA1

how much; how many

how much; how many; used to ask about the quantity, amount, or price of something

Examples

กาแฟgaa-faeกาแฟgaa-faecoffee (drink; beans; plant)แก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3classifier: glasses of drink4crystal; precious gem5precious; cherished; beloved (literary)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atเท่าไรtâo-raiเท่าไรtâo-rai1how much; how many2much; very (usually with negatives)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
How much does this cup of coffee cost?
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คุณkunต้องการdtông gaanน้ำตาลnáam dtaanเท่าไรtâo-rai
How much sugar do you want?
พี่ชายpêe chaaiของkŏngคุณkunอายุaa-yúเท่าไรtâo-raiแล้วláeo
How old is your older brother now?
เมื่อวานmêuua waanคุณkunนอนnonไปbpaiกี่gèeชั่วโมงchûua-mohngวันนี้wan néeเลยloieดูdooเหนื่อยๆnèuay nèuay
How many hours did you sleep yesterday? You look a bit tired today.
2AdverbB1

much; very (usually with negatives)

Used mainly with a negative word to say that an amount or degree is not great.

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)หิวhĭuหิวhĭu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryเท่าไรtâo-raiเท่าไรtâo-rai1how much; how many2much; very (usually with negatives)
I'm not very hungry today.
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เมื่อคืนmêuua keunฉันchănนอนnonไม่พอmâi poวันนี้wan néeเลยloieไม่มีmâi meeแรงraengเท่าไรtâo-rai
I didn't get enough sleep last night, so I don't have much energy today.
ร้านนี้ráan néeอาหารaa-hăanอร่อยà-ròiแต่dtàeคนkonไม่เยอะmâi yérเท่าไรtâo-rai
The food at this restaurant is good, but it isn't very crowded.
แม้máeบริษัทbò-rí-sàtจะjàเพิ่มpêrmงบngòpโฆษณาkôh-sà-naaไปbpaiมากmâakแต่dtàeยอดขายyôt kăaiกลับglàpไม่ได้mâi dâaiเพิ่มขึ้นpêrm kûenเท่าไรtâo-rai
Although the company greatly increased its advertising budget, sales didn't rise very much.

Word Breakdown

เท่าtâoเท่าtâo1equal; the same amount2as … as; equal to3times; multiplier; foldequal; the same amountPart 1
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ไรraiไรrai1mite (tiny arachnid)2(colloq.) what?; wh- (shortened form of อะไร)3(colloq.) what; which4rice seedling; rice sprout (Northern/poetic)mite (tiny arachnid)Part 2
เท่าไรtâo-raiเท่าไรtâo-raihow much; how manyhow much; how manyWord

Related Words

1how much; how many

2much; very (usually with negatives)