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How to say grandfather (father's father)
in Thai
ปู่
bpùu
grandfather (father's father)
bpùu low
Thai names grandparents by side: ปู่ ย่า on the father's side, ตา ยาย on the mother's. ปู (mid tone) is a crab.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Classifier
- คน
In a sentence
- ปู่อายุแปดสิบbpùu aa-yú bpàaet-sìpGrandpa is eighty.
From the same situation: Work, study, family
- งานwork, job
- บริษัทcompany, firm
- ออฟฟิศoffice
- ออนไลน์online
- อาชีพoccupation, profession
- เรียนto study, to learn; to attend school
- นักเรียนstudent (school)
- นักศึกษาuniversity student
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