Jingjok
How to say hungry
in Thai
หิว
hǐo
hungry
hǐo rising
หิวน้ำ 'hungry for water' is how you say thirsty. Rising tone.
- Part of speech
- adj
- Remember it
- HEE-HOO, my stomach howls: I'm hungry!
In a sentence
- หิวแล้วhǐo láeoI'm hungry now.
- หิวน้ำhǐo náamI'm thirsty.
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches หิว with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Order food exactly how you like it, answer the kitchen's questions, and get the bill or a takeaway bag.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
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