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How to say the conscription lottery (black card, red card)
in Thai
ใบดำใบแดง
bai-dam-bai-daaeng
the conscription lottery (black card, red card)
bai middam midbai middaaeng mid
Every April, 21-year-old men who have not volunteered draw a card: red means service. A tense, televised family moment.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- จับได้ใบแดงjàp dâai bai-daaengto draw the red card
From the same situation: Politics and current affairs 2
- รัฐสภาparliament (both houses together)
- สภาผู้แทนราษฎรHouse of Representatives
- วุฒิสภาSenate
- ส.ว.senator
- ประธานสภาSpeaker of the House
- คณะรัฐมนตรีcabinet
- ครม.the cabinet (abbreviation)
- รัฐบาลผสมcoalition government
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