กลับบ้าน
glap baan
To say 'go home' in Thai, you use กลับบ้าน (glap baan).
กลับบ้าน is used to express the act of returning to one's house. You can modify the phrase to change the nuance: adding กัน to the end makes it a suggestion for a group ('Let's go home together'), and adding เร็วๆ before the phrase can mean 'Go home quickly!' (as in เร็วๆ กลับบ้านเถอะ).
Meaning: return to one's house (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of กลับ, which means 'to return'.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can adjust the tense of the phrase by adding particles: add จะ before the phrase to indicate the intention to go home in the future ('will go home'), and add แล้ว to the end to indicate the action has already happened ('went home' or 'has gone home'). Another variation is กลับเข้าบ้าน, which means 'return to the house'.
How do you pronounce it?
glap baan
Did you know?
- The word กลับ is used both for returning to a place and for 'flipping' or 'reversing' something, such as turning a page or flipping a pancake.
- In Thai, the word กลับ is also the standard word for 'to reverse' a vehicle, such as a car or a motorcycle.
- While บ้าน means 'home', it is also the root for the word meaning 'village' หมู่บ้าน, reflecting the historical structure of Thai society.
Examples in context
- กลับบ้านGo home.This sentence is a simple command to 'Go home'.Tatoeba #8722739 by pastelite, translation #2230769 by CK
- กลับบ้านทันทีGo home now.This sentence is used to say 'Go home now'.Tatoeba #8709476 by pastelite, translation #1446762 by CK
- ฉันแค่อยากกลับบ้านI just want to go home.This sentence expresses the desire 'I just want to go home'.Tatoeba #8817627 by pastelite, translation #1887449 by CK
- 5 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two colleagues are finishing their work at the office.
- วิทวัส Witthawatคุณจะกลับบ้านกี่โมงครับkhun ja klap baan gee mong khrapWhat time are you going home?
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanฉันจะกลับบ้านตอนนี้ค่ะchan ja klap baan ton nee khaI am going home now.
- วิทวัส Witthawatเดินทางปลอดภัยนะครับdern thang plod phai na khrapHave a safe trip.
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanขอบคุณค่ะ แล้วเจอกันพรุ่งนี้khob khun kha laew jer kan phrung neeThank you, see you tomorrow.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
