เรา(rao)

Meanings

1PronounA1

we; us

The speaker and at least one other person; can be inclusive or exclusive depending on context.

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปกินข้าวbpai gin kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai gin kâao[to] go eatด้วยกันdûuai ganด้วยกันdûuai gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellowไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Shall we go eat together today?
2PronounB1

I; me (informal/regional)

Used by some speakers to refer to themselves informally or in certain regions/registers.

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)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)คนเดียวkon diiaoคนเดียวkon diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offผักpàkผักpàk1CL: bunch; bundle (regional/dialectal)2vegetable(s)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiผลไม้pŏn-lá-máifruit
Yesterday I went to the market alone and bought vegetables and fruit.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เฮาhaoเฮาhao1I; me (informal, regional)2our (possessive)3we; us; our (regional)
  • I; me (informal, regional)
  • our (possessive)
  • we; us; our (regional)
พวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our side
  • we; us
  • our group; our side
กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
  • each other; one another (post-verb marker)
  • [to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block
  • classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)
  • together; together with
  • protective; preventive (modifier)
  • I; me (informal, male speech)
  • [to] set aside; reserve; earmark
พวกเฮาpûuak haoพวกเฮาpûuak haowe; us (our group)

we; us (our group)