แก(gae)

Meanings

1PronounA2

you (familiar)

an informal second-person pronoun used with peers or close acquaintances; can sound impolite in formal contexts

Examples

แกgaeแกgae1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)3old person; elder (colloquial, can be rude)4you (spouse/intimate, dialectal)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)3[to] dine; go eat togetherหรือยังrĕu yangหรือยังrĕu yangquestion particle: “yet?” / “…or not yet?”
Have you eaten yet?
2PronounA2

he; she (familiar)

an informal third-person pronoun for someone known to the speaker; tone depends on relationship and context

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] face; experience3[to] find; come acrossพี่pêeพี่pêe1older sibling2older person (informal address)หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)แกgaeแกgae1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)3old person; elder (colloquial, can be rude)4you (spouse/intimate, dialectal)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatคลินิกklee-nìkคลินิกklee-nìk1clinic; medical facility2skills clinic; focused workshopจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onเร็วๆreo reoเร็วๆreo reo1quickly; fast; hurry2hurry up!นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
Yesterday I met that doctor; he said his clinic will open soon.
3NounB1

old person; elder (colloquial, can be rude)

a casual or blunt term for an older person; may sound rude or disrespectful depending on tone and context

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeแกgaeแกgae1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)3old person; elder (colloquial, can be rude)4you (spouse/intimate, dialectal)ต่อหน้าdtò nâaต่อหน้าdtò nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeไม่สุภาพmâi sà-pâapไม่สุภาพmâi sà-pâapimpolite; rude
Don't call him 'gae' to his face; it may seem impolite.
4PronounB2

you (spouse/intimate, dialectal)

used by some speakers to address a spouse or intimate partner; nuance varies by region

Examples

แกgaeแกgae1you (familiar)2he; she (familiar)3old person; elder (colloquial, can be rude)4you (spouse/intimate, dialectal)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)กลับดึกglàp dèukกลับดึกglàp dèuk[to] return late at nightไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silkเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitทานข้าวtaan kâaoทานข้าวtaan kâao[to] have a meal; [to] eat (polite)ด้วยกันdûuai ganด้วยกันdûuai gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellowนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Darling, will you be home late today? I’ll wait so we can eat together.

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