แม่อุ๊ย
mâe úi
Meanings
1NounB2
grandmother (N. Thai)
grandmother; used especially in Northern Thai
Examples
วันหยุดwan yùtวันหยุดwan yùt1day off; rest day2public holiday3regular closing day (of a shop/business)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กลับบ้านglàp bâanกลับบ้านglàp bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเชียงใหม่chiiang màiเชียงใหม่chiiang mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Provinceไปเยี่ยมbpai yîiamไปเยี่ยมbpai yîiam1[to] visit [sb] (showing care)2[to] pay a visit (formal/polite)3[to] visit [a place] (inspect/attend)แม่อุ๊ยmâe úiแม่อุ๊ยmâe úi1grandmother (N. Thai)2elderly woman (honorific, N. Thai)
This holiday, I'm going back home to Chiang Mai to visit my grandmother.
2NounB2
elderly woman (honorific, N. Thai)
a respectful form of address for an elderly woman in Northern Thai speech
Examples
แม่อุ๊ยmâe úiแม่อุ๊ยmâe úi1grandmother (N. Thai)2elderly woman (honorific, N. Thai)ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particleตลาดสดdtà-làat sòtตลาดสดdtà-làat sòtfresh food marketไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทางไหนtaang năiทางไหนtaang năiwhich way?; which direction?; by what route/means?ครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particle
(Respectfully addressing an elderly woman) Ma'am, which way is the fresh market?
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แม่อุ๊ยmâe úiแม่อุ๊ยmâe úigrandmother (N. Thai)