ขวบ
years old [young children or young animals]
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- 1 years old [young children or young animals]
ขวบ is the counter used for years of age, especially for young children and sometimes young animals. For adults or age in general, ปี is the normal choice.
years old [young children or young animals]
A counter for age in years, used mainly when talking about babies, young children, and sometimes pets or young animals.
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ลูกอายุสองขวบ lûuk aayú sɔ̌ɔŋ khùap My child is two years old. ลูกอายุสองขวบ details
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เด็กสามขวบ dèk sǎam khùap a three-year-old child เด็กสามขวบ details
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น้องกี่ขวบแล้ว? nɔ́ɔŋ kìi khùap lɛ́ɛw How old is the little one now? น้องกี่ขวบแล้ว? details
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ลูกครบหนึ่งขวบแล้ว lûuk khróp nʉ̀ŋ khùap lɛ́ɛw My child has turned one. ลูกครบหนึ่งขวบแล้ว details
Learning notes
Explanation
ขวบ is an age counter used in patterns such as อายุ + number + ขวบ “to be ... years old,” noun + number + ขวบ “a ...-year-old ...,” and กี่ขวบ “how many years old?” It sounds natural for babies, toddlers, and young children, and it can also be used for pets or young animals. ครบหนึ่งขวบ or ครบขวบ means “to turn one,” especially in the context of a baby’s first birthday.
Usage
It is common in conversations about parenting, family, daycare, clinics, a child’s growth or birthday, and the age of pets.
Caution
Use ปี for adult ages and for lengths of time. Using ขวบ for an adult can sound childish or joking. It is also not used for durations such as “studied for three years”; use สามปี instead.
Differences from similar words
1 years old [young children or young animals] synonyms
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ปี is the general word for years, used for adult ages and lengths of time. ขวบ is more specific to the age of young children and sometimes young animals.