เมื่อไร

mêuua rai

Meanings

1AdverbA1

when (question word)

An interrogative word meaning 'when,' used to ask at what time something happens (also commonly written เมื่อไหร่เมื่อไหร่mêuua-rài1when? (question word)2whenever; every time that).

Examples

คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritจะjàจะjà1will; 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 markerเมื่อไรmêuua raiเมื่อไรmêuua rai1when (question word)2when; whenever (time clause)
When will you come?
2ConjunctionB1

when; whenever (time clause)

Used to introduce a time clause meaning 'when' or 'whenever' (e.g., เมื่อไรที่...ก็ก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption marker...).

Examples

เมื่อไรmêuua raiเมื่อไรmêuua rai1when (question word)2when; whenever (time clause)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotฝนตกfŏn dtòkฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rainฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planถึงบ้านtĕung bâanถึงบ้านtĕung bâan[to] arrive home
Whenever it rains, I think of home.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)Part 1
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ไรraiไรrai1mite (tiny arachnid)2(colloq.) what?; wh- (shortened form of อะไร)3rice seedling; rice sprout (Northern/poetic)4what (modifier) (colloq.)Part 2
เมื่อไรmêuua raiเมื่อไรmêuua raiwhen (question word)