ของ
thing
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- 1 thing、item、goods、belongings、stuff
- 2 of、belonging to、related to
ของ is a very common word used for things, belongings, and possessions, and also as a marker meaning “of” or “belonging to.” It is central in everyday Thai for talking about items, ownership, and relationships between nouns.
thing、item、goods、belongings、stuff
This sense refers broadly to things, items, goods, belongings, or stuff. It is used for physical objects in everyday situations such as shopping, carrying bags, or putting things away.
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ซื้อของ sʉ́ʉ khɔ̌ɔŋ to go shopping / buy things ซื้อของ details
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ของอยู่ที่ไหน? khɔ̌ɔŋ yùu thîi nǎy Where are the things? ของอยู่ที่ไหน? details
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เก็บของ kèp khɔ̌ɔŋ to put things away / pack up เก็บของ details
of、belonging to、related to
This sense links nouns to show ownership, belonging, association, or relation, much like “of” or “belonging to” in English. It can connect a person, group, place, idea, or part to another noun.
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รถของฉัน rót khɔ̌ɔŋ chǎn my car รถของฉัน details
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บ้านของเขา bâan khɔ̌ɔŋ khǎw his/her house บ้านของเขา details
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ชื่อของคุณคืออะไร? chʉ̂ʉ khɔ̌ɔŋ khun khʉʉ aray What is your name? ชื่อของคุณคืออะไร? details
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อันนี้ของใคร? an níi khɔ̌ɔŋ khray Whose is this? อันนี้ของใคร? details
Learning notes
Explanation
ของ is one of the most useful basic Thai words. As a noun, it means things, items, belongings, or stuff, as in ซื้อของ “to shop” and เก็บของ “to pack up things” or “put things away.” Grammatically, it appears in the pattern noun + ของ + owner to show possession or relationship, such as รถของฉัน “my car.” In casual speech, ของ can sometimes be omitted when the relationship is obvious, but including it makes the ownership or connection clearer. It also works in short possessive expressions like ของฉัน “mine” and ของใคร “whose.” This is a very practical pattern for everyday conversation.
Usage
It is used constantly in everyday contexts: shopping, packing, checking belongings, asking whose something is, and describing ownership. It also appears in school, work, documents, and news to express broader relationships, such as a company’s name, the cause of a problem, or a member of a team.
Caution
ของ often corresponds to “of” or a possessive marker, but it is not used for every kind of noun modification. For example, “a red car” is รถสีแดง, not รถของสีแดง. Some idiomatic or slang expressions, such as โดนของ, เล่นของ, and มีของ, have special meanings and should be learned separately.
Differences from similar words
1 thing synonyms
2 of synonyms
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แห่ง is a more formal or written linking word often used in official names, places, and institutions. ของ is the ordinary, general word used in both speech and writing.