รวย
rich
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- 1 rich、wealthy、well-off
- 2 rich in (something)、abundant in (something)
รวย mainly means being rich or wealthy, especially in terms of money and assets. In everyday speech it can also describe becoming rich or making good money.
rich、wealthy、well-off
Describes a person, family, company, or group as having plenty of money or assets.
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เขารวยมาก khǎw ruay mâak He is very rich. เขารวยมาก details
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คนรวย khon ruay a rich person คนรวย details
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ครอบครัวนี้รวย khrɔ̂ɔpkhrua níi ruay This family is wealthy. ครอบครัวนี้รวย details
rich in (something)、abundant in (something)
Describes being rich in something valuable other than money, such as resources, experience, or charm.
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เขารวยประสบการณ์ khǎw ruay prasòpkaan He is rich in experience. เขารวยประสบการณ์ details
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ประเทศนี้รวยทรัพยากรธรรมชาติ prathêet níi ruay sápphayaakɔɔn thammachâat This country is rich in natural resources. ประเทศนี้รวยทรัพยากรธรรมชาติ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core meaning of รวย is financial wealth. Since Thai adjectives can work as predicates, เขารวย means “he is rich.” In phrases like อยากรวย, it is natural to understand it as “want to get rich.” It can also be used figuratively, as in รวยประสบการณ์ “rich in experience,” but the first association is usually money.
Usage
It is common in everyday conversation, business contexts, talk about lottery winnings, investing, future goals, and social inequality. It can describe people, families, companies, or groups.
Caution
Asking someone directly คุณรวยไหม can sound rude or intrusive. A softer expression is ฐานะดี, meaning financially comfortable. รวย also has older or literary uses such as describing soft breathing or a faint pleasant fragrance, but these are not priority meanings for most learners.
Differences from similar words
1 rich synonyms
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ฐานะดี is a softer way to say someone is financially comfortable. รวย is more direct and simply means rich.
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มั่งคั่ง is somewhat more formal and can describe prosperity of countries, companies, or societies. รวย is more common in everyday speech, especially for people.
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ร่ำรวย sounds a little stronger and more emphatic, meaning very wealthy or affluent. รวย is the more basic everyday word for rich.
2 rich in (something) synonyms
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อุดม is a somewhat formal word for abundant, often used with resources or food. รวย can be used more figuratively with things like experience or charm.