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How to say do I need to stand for the royal anthem?
in Thai
ต้องยืนตอนเพลงสรรเสริญพระบารมีไหม
dtâawng yuuen dtaawn pleeng-sǎn-sǒen-prá-baa-rá-mii mǎi
do I need to stand for the royal anthem?
Add ครับ (kráp) if you are a man or ค่ะ (kâ) if you are a woman. It makes the sentence polite, and Thais always use it.
- Where
- royal
- Register
- polite
What they will say back
- ต้องยืนครับdtâawng yuuen krápYes, you should stand.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Royal news, decoded
Words inside it
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- เสวยto eat (royal)
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- ประทับto stay, be seated (royal)
- ประชวรto be ill (royal)
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