แก่ชรา

gàe chá-raa

Meanings

1NounB2

aged; elderly

very old; elderly (formal/literary; mainly for people).

Examples

เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)คุณพ่อคุณแม่kun pôr kun mâeคุณพ่อคุณแม่kun pôr kun mâe1parents; father and mother (polite)2Mom and Dad (form of address)แก่ชราgàe chá-raaแก่ชราgàe chá-raaaged; elderlyลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)ลูกๆlôok lôokลูกๆlôok lôokchildren; kids (plural via reduplication)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ให้ดีhâi deeให้ดีhâi dee1properly; carefully; well (do X well)2preferably; it would be better to…ที่สุดtêe sùtที่สุดtêe sùt1most; -est (superlative)2very; extremely (colloquial)3in the end; ultimately
When parents become elderly, their children should take the best possible care of them.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แก่gàeแก่gàe1old (age)2to; toward (recipient/affected party)3ripe; mature (food/drink) [often overripe]4for; with regard toPart 1
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ชราchá-raaชราchá-raa1elderly (formal)2old age (formal)Part 2
แก่ชราgàe chá-raaแก่ชราgàe chá-raaaged; elderly