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How to say banana
in Thai
กล้วย
glûai
banana
glûai falling
Falling tone. Careful with ใกล้ (near) and ไกล (far): a classic tone trio. Sold by the bunch (หวี).
- Part of speech
- noun
- Remember it
- GLUEY mashed banana.
In a sentence
- กล้วยหวานมากglûai wǎan mâakThe bananas are really sweet.
From the same situation: Shopping and the market
- ซื้อto buy
- ขายto sell
- ของthings, stuff
- ตัวclassifier for clothes and animals
- ลูกclassifier for round fruit and balls
- คันclassifier for vehicles
- คู่pair (classifier)
- มีto have; there is
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Jingjok teaches กล้วย with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Buy clothes, fruit and everyday things: ask for sizes and colours, compare, bargain politely, and exchange or return.
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