เอาไร
ao-raiMeaning
1NounA1
What do you want?; What will you have?
A colloquial question used to ask what someone wants or would like to have; a shortened form of 'เอาอะไร'.
Examples
หิวhǐuหิวhǐu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)ไปหาbpai-hǎaไปหาbpai-hǎa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]ไรraiไรrai1mite (tiny arachnid)2(colloq.) what?; wh- (shortened form of อะไร)3(colloq.) what; which4rice seedling; rice sprout (Northern/poetic)กินกันgin-ganกินกันgin-gan1[to] eat together2[to] match; harmonize; go together3[to] sleep together; [to] have sex (slang)
I'm so hungry. Let's go find something to eat.
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I'm going to 7-Eleven. Want anything?
What should we eat tonight? I can't think of anything.
I'll stop by the market before going home. Do you want me to buy anything for you?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
ao
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or result[to] take; get; pickPart 1
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ไรraiไรrai1mite (tiny arachnid)2(colloq.) what?; wh- (shortened form of อะไร)3(colloq.) what; which4rice seedling; rice sprout (Northern/poetic)mite (tiny arachnid)Part 2
เอาไรao-raiเอาไรao-raiWhat do you want?; What will you have?What do you want?; What will you have?Word