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How to say west
in Thai
ตะวันตก
dtà-wan-dtòk
west
dtà lowwan middtòk low
Where the sun sets (ตก falls). West-facing rooms bake in the afternoon and cost more to cool.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Literally
- sun falls
In a sentence
- ห้องทิศตะวันตกร้อนมากhâawng tít dtà-wan-dtòk ráawn mâakWest-facing rooms are very hot.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Which way does it face?
From the same situation: Apartment hunting
- ตกแต่งto decorate, furnish
- เฟอร์นิเจอร์furniture
- ครบcomplete, all there
- เตียงbed
- ตู้cabinet, cupboard
- ตู้เย็นfridge
- ห้องนอนbedroom
- ห้องนั่งเล่นliving room
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches ตะวันตก with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Find, view and compare rooms, ask what's included, negotiate the rent and the contract, and leave a viewing politely.
- 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.
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