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How to say powder
in Thai
แป้ง
bpâaeng
powder · talc, flour
bpâaeng falling
Talc, face powder or flour. At Songkran people may dab a white powder paste on your cheeks as a blessing: smile and let them. แป้งเย็น is the menthol prickly-heat talc in every 7-Eleven.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Remember it
- BANG! A puff of powder.
In a sentence
- แป้งเย็นbpâaeng yencooling (menthol) talc
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Songkran: three days of water
From the same situation: Weekend: temple, beach, Songkran
- ไปเที่ยวto go on a trip, to go out for fun
- วันหยุดholiday, day off
- ทะเลsea
- เกาะisland
- ภูเขาmountain
- น้ำตกwaterfall
- ธรรมชาติnature
- สงบpeaceful, quiet
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches แป้ง with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Plan a weekend trip and book tickets, behave well at a temple, survive Songkran, and tell people what you did and where you've been.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
The first week is free.