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How to say tokay gecko
in Thai
ตุ๊กแก
dtúk-gaae
tokay gecko · big gecko
dtúk highgaae mid
The big, loud gecko you hear at night. It literally shouts its own name. High tone on ตุ๊ก thanks to the little mark ๊.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Classifier
- ตัว
- Literally
- named after its call: tuk-kae!
- Remember it
- The big gecko on the roof shouts its own name: TOOK-KAY!
In a sentence
- ตุ๊กแกร้องdtúk-gaae ráawngThe tokay is calling.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
The gecko that shouts its own name
From the same situation: Hello, Thailand
- จิ้งจกhouse gecko
- สวัสดีhello
- ครับpolite particle (male speakers)
- ค่ะpolite particle for statements (female speakers)
- คะpolite particle for questions (female speakers)
- ขอบคุณthank you
- ขอโทษsorry
- ไม่not
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