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"you (for a woman younger than speaker’s mother)" in Thai

น้า
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Literal Breakdown

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The 25th consonant of the Thai alphabet น
falling tone marker ไม้โท
vowel a (long version) -า

Summary

The Thai translation for “you (for a woman younger than speaker’s mother)” is น้า. The Thai, น้า, can be broken down into 3 parts:"The 25th consonant of the Thai alphabet" (น), "falling tone marker" (ไม้โท) and "vowel a (long version)" (-า).

Pronounced the same

Recording English Thai Learn
aunt (mother’s younger sister) น้า
uncle (mother’s younger brother) น้า
aunt (younger sister of mother) น้า

See also

Recording English Thai Learn
you คุณ
she เธอ
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss คุณ
Mr. (loanword) มิสเตอร์
you (impolite form) มึง
she; her; you (impolite form, female) แก
you (for people older than speaker) พี่
you (for a woman older than speaker’s mother) ป้า
you (informal, for talking with male friends) นาย
news ข่าว

Examples of "you" in use

There are 2 examples of the Thai word for "you" being used:
Recording English Thai Learn
We would address them as “you” (for a woman older than speaker’s mother) or “you” (for a woman younger than speaker’s mother). เราก็จะเรียกว่า ป้า หรือว่า น้า
If it happens that it’s er...“you” (for a woman older than speaker’s mother) or “you” (for a woman younger than speaker’s mother) ถ้าเกิดเป็น เอ่อ.. เป็นป้าหรือว่าเป็นน้า

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"you (for a woman younger than speaker’s mother)" Practice (3)
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If it happens that it’s er...“you” (for a woman older than speaker’s mother) or “you” (for a woman younger than speaker’s mother),
We would address them as “you” (for a woman older than speaker’s mother) or “you” (for a woman younger than speaker’s mother).
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