เฮา(hao)
Meanings
1PronounA2
we; us; our (regional)
Regional first-person plural pronoun meaning we/us; also used as a possessive before a noun (our). Common in Northern and Northeastern Thai and Lao.
Examples
เฮาhaoเฮาhao1I; me (informal, regional)2our (possessive)3we; us; our (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)นำกันnam ganนำกันnam gantogether; with each other (Isan)
We go to the market together.
2PronounA2
I; me (informal, regional)
In some dialects, a familiar pronoun for I/me when referring to oneself; common in Northeastern Thai and Lao and in close, casual contexts.
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)เฮาhaoเฮาhao1I; me (informal, regional)2our (possessive)3we; us; our (regional)เหนื่อยnèuayเหนื่อยnèuay1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4hard; laborious; exhausting (informal)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)
Today I’m very tired.
3PronounA2
our (possessive)
Possessive form meaning our/ours when used before a noun (regional usage).
Examples
บ้านเฮาbâan haoบ้านเฮาbâan hao1our home/house (Northern/Isan, colloquial)2our community/our folks (Northern/Isan)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)
Our house is near the market.