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How to say five
in Thai
ห้า
hâa
five
hâa falling
Falling tone. Thais type 555 for 'hahaha' because ห้า sounds like 'ha'.
- Part of speech
- number
- Remember it
- HA! High five!
In a sentence
- ห้าสิบบาทhâa-sìp bàat50 baht
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Why Thais laugh in fives
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