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How to say sensitive, delicate (topic)
in Thai
ละเอียดอ่อน
lá-ìat-àawn
sensitive, delicate (topic)
lá highìat lowàawn low
ละเอียด 'fine, detailed' + อ่อน 'soft'. Politeness signal: เรื่องนี้ละเอียดอ่อน means 'let's not'.
- Part of speech
- adj
In a sentence
- เรื่องละเอียดอ่อนrûeang lá-ìat-àawna sensitive subject
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Limits on public speech
From the same situation: Politics and current affairs 2
- รัฐสภาparliament (both houses together)
- สภาผู้แทนราษฎรHouse of Representatives
- วุฒิสภาSenate
- ส.ว.senator
- ประธานสภาSpeaker of the House
- คณะรัฐมนตรีcabinet
- ครม.the cabinet (abbreviation)
- รัฐบาลผสมcoalition government
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