เรา
rao
Meanings
1NounA1
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)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)3[to] dine; go eat togetherด้วยกันdûuai ganด้วยกันdûuai gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellowไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Shall we go eat together today?
2NounB1
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)
- 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)
พวกเฮาpûuak haoพวกเฮาpûuak haowe; us (our group)
we; us (our group)