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How to say what year were you born?
in Thai
เกิดปีอะไร
gòet bpii à-rai
what year were you born?
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.
The answer may be a Buddhist-era year (2533), a Western one (1990) or an animal year (ปีมะเมีย, year of the horse).
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The culture behind it
CULTURE
What year were you born? Three possible answers
Words inside it
From the same situation: Work, study, family
- งานwork, job
- บริษัทcompany, firm
- ออฟฟิศoffice
- ออนไลน์online
- อาชีพoccupation, profession
- เรียนto study, to learn; to attend school
- นักเรียนstudent (school)
- นักศึกษาuniversity student
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Your first 90 days of Thai
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