เมื่อ(mêuua)
Meanings
1ConjunctionA2
when; at the time that
Introduces a time clause meaning at the time that; when something happens or happened.
Examples
เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ถึงบ้านtĕung bâanถึงบ้านtĕung bâan[to] arrive homeฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)โทรหาtoh hăaโทรหาtoh hăa[to] call/phone [sb]พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
When I arrived home, I called my dad right away.
2NounA2
when (past time marker)
In combinations such as เมื่อวานเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb) (yesterday), เมื่อก่อนเมื่อก่อนmêuua gònformerly; previously; in the past (formerly), เมื่อกี้เมื่อกี้mêuua gée1just now; a moment ago2a moment ago; just now (time)/เมื่อครู่ (just now) indicating a time relative to now, often in the past.
Examples
ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)
I went to the market yesterday.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; period
- episode; chapter
- when; at the time (of)
- section; part
- time segment; period
ตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)
- when; at the time that
- episode/part (numbered label)
เวลาที่way-laa têeเวลาที่way-laa têethe time when
the time when
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merely
- enough; sufficient
- enough; sufficiently
- [to] suffice; be enough
- quite; rather; fairly
- as soon as; when
- only; just; merely
ครั้นkránครั้นkrán1when; once (literary)2then; thereupon (literary)
- when; once (literary)
- then; thereupon (literary)