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What is the difference between เมื่อไหร่ and เมื่อไร ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Both have the same meaning (when)
เมื่อไหร่ is informal (spoken language)
เมื่อไร is formal (written)
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They function pretty much the same.
เมื่อไหร่ is common across the board while เมื่อไร is often seen in written language.
The formality is not that much different nowadays. They are interchangeable in spoken language in terms of formality.
เมื่อไร is deemed more formal in written language.
The Royal Society Academy seems to recognise เมื่อไหร่ as an alternative form of เมื่อไร.
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