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Different ways to say hair in Thai

Different ways to say hair in Thai

There are 2 ways to say Hair in Thai. The words are ผม pŏm and ขน kŏn.  Do you know what the difference is? ผม pŏm ผม is when you are talking about the hair on your head. For example: hair cutตัดผมdtàt pŏmYour hair is smoothผมของคุณเรียบpŏm kŏng kun rîap ขน kŏn ขน is...

Useful Thai Pattern: ยิ่ง (…) ยิ่ง (…)

Useful Thai Pattern: ยิ่ง (…) ยิ่ง (…)

In this post, we will learn a very useful pattern in Thai ยิ่ง (...) ยิ่ง (...) (yîng (...) yîng (...)). This pattern is used to say “the more …. the more…”. For example “the more challenging, the more fun” = ยิ่งท้าทายยิ่งสนุก (yîng táa taai yîng sà-nùk).Another...

1 Word to Help You Talk to Yourself in Thai

1 Word to Help You Talk to Yourself in Thai

Have you ever talked to yourself? Like ahh… where is my key? What should I do? etc. In Thai, there’s ​one particular word to make what you say sound like you are talking to yourself. I will help you talk to yourself in Thai with the word: น้อ (nór) Here are some...

4 Words to replace “mak” (“VERY”) in Thai

4 Words to replace “mak” (“VERY”) in Thai

Are you tired of using the word มาก (mâak) which means very in THAI? If the answer is yes then this article will be of great benefit to you. Here we will take a look at 4 words you can use as alternatives to มาก (mâak) (Very in Thai). #1 จังเลย (jang loie) If you live...

How do you express ‘F*** it!’ in Thai

How do you express ‘F*** it!’ in Thai

When you have a strong feeling you just want to say "I don't care anymore", "let it go!", or "F*** it". How would you say it in Thai? Here we will learn 3 different intensity in expressing just that. #1 ช่าง! (châang) This is a one-word expression which means 'let it...

10 words that will make you sound very Thai

10 words that will make you sound very Thai

In every language, there are always some words that make you sound more like a native. It is mostly these things that are not written in Thai books, that you have to find out on the street. Here we are about to find out 10 words that will make you sound very Thai. #1...

Differences between ทำ and ทำให้ (tam and tamhai)

Differences between ทำ and ทำให้ (tam and tamhai)

Let's discover some differences between the word ทำ and ทำให้ (tam and tamhai) ทำ (tam) to do we use 'tam' to simply mean to do. Though it can be combined with other words to create another verb such as ทำ + อาหาร (do + food) = to cook or ทำ + งาน (do + work) = to...

Different Uses of ให้ (hai)

Different Uses of ให้ (hai)

According to the Thai dictionary, the word ให้ (hâi) means to give. True, but is that it? Of course not. Let's take a closer look at this word that in many of its uses, cannot be translated literally to English. Here are some different uses of ให้ (hâi). ให้ = to give...