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mêuua-rài

Meanings

1AdverbA1

when? (question word)

asks at what time or on what occasion

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)กลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeเมื่อไหร่mêuua-ràiเมื่อไหร่mêuua-rài1when? (question word)2whenever; every time that
When will you go home?
2ConjunctionB1

whenever; every time that

introduces a clause meaning at any time that or every time that (e.g., เมื่อไหร่ที่...ก็ก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption marker...)

Examples

เมื่อไหร่mêuua-ràiเมื่อไหร่mêuua-rài1when? (question word)2whenever; every time thatที่têeที่têe1place; 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 miss home.

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