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How to say to shout
in Thai
ตะโกน
dtà-goon
to shout
dtà lowgoon mid
Shouting at staff almost never works in Thailand: it makes everyone lose face. ไม่ต้องตะโกน = 'no need to shout'.
- Part of speech
- verb
In a sentence
- ไม่ต้องตะโกนครับmâi dtâawng dtà-goon krápThere's no need to shout.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
The smile trap
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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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ตะโกน with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Fix a wrong order or bill, report a lost or stolen item, and ask a neighbour to change something without anyone losing face.
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