What the Thai Word Gwaa Really Means

Gwaa is not more

A lot of learners assume gwaa (กว่า) means more. It does not, and that small mix up leads to odd sentences. Gwaa is a comparison marker, closest to the English word than, and it has no direction of its own.

So you slot it between two things you are comparing: bigger gwaa, cheaper gwaa, better gwaa. The adjective carries the sense of more or less, and gwaa simply links the two sides of the comparison.

Once you stop translating it as more, Thai comparisons suddenly make sense. This short Thai reel breaks down how gwaa works so you can compare prices, sizes and options like a local.