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How to talk about smell in Thai 👃
In this article, you will learn important vocabulary to talk all about smell in Thai language. Let's start with some basic words: A smell / scent / odorกลิ่นglìnTo smellดมdomFragrant (good smell)หอมhŏmFoul odor (bad smell)เหม็นmĕn Jasmine Rice in Thai is ข้าวหอมมะลิ...
How to read years in Thai and avoid common mistakes
There are two ways to read the year in Thai. (Both Buddhist and gregorian year are read the same way). I will give you examples and later I will point out common mistakes that English speakers often make. Number by number If you can count 1-9 then you can already say...
List of all the countries in Thai language
In this article, I will teach you how to say every country in the world in the Thai language. I will also teach you the trick to say the languages and how to say where someone is from. Table Of ContentsCountry names in Thai languageAsian CountriesAfrican...
Different ways to say ‘like’ in Thai
In this article, I will teach you how to say 'like' in Thai. In English, 'Like' can mean many things (like someone, alike, filler word) but in Thai, all these meanings have their own word. The meaningless 'like' English speakers (especially teenagers) love to put...
Words related to American Football in Thai 🏈
American football is not popular in Thailand. Most Thais have heard of it and know what it is but it isn't really played here. In this article, I will teach you all the vocabulary you need to know to speak about American football in the Thai language. Vocabulary...
How to say Something like that in Thai
Just like how Americans like to put the phrase 'something like that' at the end of sentences. Thai people do the same. The phrase is in Thai is อะไรแบบนั้น (à-rai bàep nán). First, let's break the word down and see some common variations. อะไร (à-rai) has 3 meaning...
Words related to baseball in Thai ⚾️
Baseball is not very popular in Thailand. I have never played it and it was never a part of school curriculum. Having said this, a reader recently pointed out that baseball is played in Bangkok, Lopuri, Chiang Mai, Buriram, Nonthaburi and other areas of Thailand. In...
How to use Mai Chai in Thai
The word 'mai chai' (ไม่ใช่) in English means 'not' (as in I'm not a doctor). While "don't" is translated to ไม่ mâi (as in I don't like you). That is partially correct but you will definitely face some problems with that concept. This is one of the most common...
How to convert Thai year to English year?
You might have noticed that when Thais talk about what year it is, the years are in the future. For example, the year we are on, 2020, in Thai year is 2563. Update: We are now in the year 2021, which in Thai year is 2564. In this article, you will learn why Thais have...
How to use เพิ่ง perng
เพิ่ง (pêrng) is often used in Thai language. เพิ่ง can mean just or just now. In different contexts, it can refer to different versions of "just". Please note: It does not mean "just" to say "I just have" or "just that?". What is the meaning of เพิ่ง Let's take a...
Thai units of measurements
If you are an American reading this article, you will notice a lot of differences between the units Thai use to measure things vs Americans. People from other countries might not have as many differences. Difference between Thai units of measurements and American...
How to say cold in Thai | Difference between หนาว and เย็น
There are 2 words that mean cold in Thai. In this lesson, we will take a look at the uses of หนาว (năao) and เย็น (yen). Also, we will take a look at some examples together. Let's get started. When talking about the weather and temperature When it comes to weather,...
