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How to say damaged, out of order (formal)
in Thai
ชำรุด
cham-rút
damaged, out of order (formal)
cham midrút high
The sign word: ชำรุด on a broken lift or ATM. Spoken Thai says เสีย or พัง.
- Part of speech
- adj
- Register
- written
In a sentence
- ลิฟต์ชำรุดlíp cham-rútLift out of order.
From the same situation: Problems and complaints
- ปัญหาproblem
- ถูกcorrect, right
- แย่bad, terrible
- บริการservice
- ใช้to use
- แตกto break, crack (glass, plates)
- เสียหายdamaged
- เปื้อนstained, dirty (marked)
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