Thai Vocabulary: Regional Words for People
Compare regional vocabulary for people, family, age, and relationships
อ้าย
âai
older male / older brother
ปี้
bpîi
older sibling / older person
เอื้อย
ʉ̂ai
older sister / older female
อุ้ย
ûi
grandparent / elderly person
ละอ่อน
lá-ɔ̀ɔn
high-low
child / young person
บ่าว
bâao
young man / bachelor
สาว
sǎao
noun, adjective
young woman, girl, young
พี่
phîi
noun
older sibling, older person, senior
น้อง
nɔ́ɔng
Noun; Pronoun
younger sibling, younger person [term of address], you [to younger person]
Remember it by
A younger Thai sibling happily following their older sibling around the house.
คนเฒ่า
khon-thâo
mid-falling
elderly person
Vocabulary (10 words)
- อ้าย âai
- older male / older brother
- ปี้ bpîi
- older sibling / older person
- เอื้อย ʉ̂ai
- older sister / older female
- อุ้ย ûi
- grandparent / elderly person
- ละอ่อน lá-ɔ̀ɔn
- child / young person
- บ่าว bâao
- young man / bachelor
- สาว sǎao
- young woman, girl, young
- พี่ phîi
- older sibling, older person, senior
- น้อง nɔ́ɔng
- younger sibling, younger person [term of address], you [to younger person]
- คนเฒ่า khon-thâo
- elderly person