เว้นแต่ว่า(wén dtàe wâa)

Meanings

1ConjunctionB1

unless; except if

unless; except if; except that

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เว้นแต่ว่าwén dtàe wâaเว้นแต่ว่าwén dtàe wâaunless; except ifคุณkunคุณkun1you (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)ไปด้วยbpai dûuayไปด้วยbpai dûuay1[to] go along; accompany [sb]2too; as well; also3at the same time; concurrently4[to] be counted/included (count me in)
I won't go unless you go too.

Word Breakdown

เว้นแต่wén dtàeเว้นแต่wén dtàe1except (for); other than2unless; except thatPart 1
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ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizePart 2
เว้นแต่ว่าwén dtàe wâaเว้นแต่ว่าwén dtàe wâaunless; except if