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Family & Relatives
Words for relatives. In Thai, the word changes depending on whether someone is on your father's or mother's side and whether they're older or younger.
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| Thai | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ญาติ | yâatjâːt | relative | |
| พ่อแม่ | phɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛpʰɔ̂ː.mɛ̂ː | parents | |
| พี่น้อง | phîi-nɔ́ɔngpʰîː.nɔ́ːŋ | siblings; brothers and sisters | |
| น้า | náanáː | aunt; uncle (mother's younger sibling) | |
| อา | aaʔaː | aunt; uncle (father's younger sibling) | |
| ลูกพี่ลูกน้อง | lûuk-phîi-lûuk-nɔ́ɔnglûːk.pʰîː.lûːk.nɔ́ːŋ | cousin | |
| พ่อตา | phɔ̂ɔ-dtaapʰɔ̂ː.taː | father-in-law (wife's father) | |
| แม่ยาย | mɛ̂ɛ-yaaimɛ̂ː.jaːj | mother-in-law (wife's mother) | |
| พ่อสามี | phɔ̂ɔ sǎa-miipʰɔ̂ː sǎː.miː | father-in-law (husband's father) | |
| แม่สามี | mɛ̂ɛ sǎa-miimɛ̂ː sǎː.miː | mother-in-law (husband's mother) | |
| ลูกเขย | lûuk-khə̌əilûːk.kʰɤ̌ːj | son-in-law | |
| ลูกสะใภ้ | lûuk-sà-pháilûːk.sà.pʰáj | daughter-in-law | |
| พี่เขย | phîi-khə̌əipʰîː.kʰɤ̌ːj | brother-in-law (older sister's husband) | |
| น้องสะใภ้ | nɔ́ɔng-sà-pháinɔ́ːŋ.sà.pʰáj | sister-in-law (younger brother's wife) | |
| ลูกคนโต | lûuk khon-dtoolûːk kʰon.toː | eldest child | |
| ลูกคนเล็ก | lûuk khon-léklûːk kʰon.lék | youngest child | |
| ลูกคนเดียว | lûuk khon-diaolûːk kʰon.diaw | only child | |
| ฝาแฝด | fǎa-fɛ̀ɛtfǎː.fɛ̀ːt | twins | |
| ทารก | thaa-róktʰaː.rók | baby; infant (written) | |
| ผู้สูงอายุ | phûu-sǔung-aa-yúpʰûː.sǔːŋ.ʔaː.jú | elderly person; senior citizen | |
| วัยรุ่น | wai-rûnwaj.rûn | teenager; young person |
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