เท่าไร

Thai

Alternative forms

Etymology

เท่า (tâo, “to the extent of”) +‎ ไร (rai, “how, what”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเท่าไร
e d ˋ ā ai r
Phonemic
เท่า-ไร
e d ˋ ā – ai r
RomanizationPaiboontâo-rai
Royal Institutethao-rai
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰaw˥˩.raj˧/(R)

Pronoun

เท่าไร • (tâo-rai)

  1. (interrogative) how much?, how many?
    นี่เท่าไร
    nîi tâo-rai
    How much is it?

Derived terms

  • ไม่ ... เท่าไร (mâi )
  • ไม่ค่อย ... เท่าไร (mâi-kɔ̂i...tâo-rai)

See also

Further reading

  • “เท่าไร” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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