เอา

ao

Meanings

1NounA1

[to] take; get; pick

to take, get, or pick up; to choose/select something

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisหนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letter3study textเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2blade (of a cutting tool)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
I’ll take this book.
2NounA1

[to] want (request/ordering)

to indicate wanting or ordering something; used when making requests or choices

Examples

ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisน้ำหนึ่งnám nèungน้ำหนึ่งnám nèung1first-rate; top-quality2united as one; closely bondedแก้วgâewแก้วgâew1drinking glass2glass (material)3crystal; precious gem4classifier: glasses of drinkครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
I’ll have a glass of water, please.
3NounA2

[to] use; employ

to use or employ something for a purpose (often as เอาเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis + noun + มามาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect marker/ไปไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use) + verb)

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)น้ำดื่มnáam dèumน้ำดื่มnáam dèum1drinking water (potable)2bottled drinking water
I use a bottle to put drinking water in.
4NounA2

[to] bring/take (for use)

to bring or take something with the intention to use it; often with มามาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect marker/ไปไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)

Examples

พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะจะ1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisหนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letter3study textไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotสวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1[to] oppose; contradict; go against2[to] move against; counter (direction)3classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations4garden; orchard; park
Tomorrow I will take a book to read at the park.
5NounB1

marker: purpose/focus

particle-like verb introducing purpose or focus (เอาเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis + object + มามาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect marker/ไปไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use) + verb), roughly ‘take X to (do Y)’

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisหนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letter3study textไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)รถไฟrót faiรถไฟrót fai1railway; rail service2train
He took a book to read on the train.
6NounB1

marker: insistence/emphasis

sentence particle adding insistence or persistence (e.g., เอาสิ ‘go ahead’, เอาน่าเอาน่าao nâa[!] Come on; It's okay ‘come on’)

Examples

ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3[!] don't; no needคิดมากkít mâakคิดมากkít mâak1[to] overthink; worry too much2overly worried; prone to overthinkingเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisสิสิ1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)3[!] reassuring/affirming particleเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeกันganกันgan1each 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)
Don’t overthink it—go ahead; we’ll sort it out later.