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How to say mum (Chinese-Thai)
in Thai
ม้า
máa
mum (Chinese-Thai)
máa high
Same spelling as "horse": context does the work. เตี่ยกับม้า "Dad and Mum".
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- ม้าไม่ให้ไปเที่ยวดึกmáa mâi hâi bpai tîao dùekMum won't let me go out late.
From the same situation: Variation: Isaan, South, Chinese-Thai, Tinglish
- เฮ็ดto do, make (Isaan)
- หยังwhat (Isaan)
- ไสwhere (Isaan)
- จั่งใด๋how (Isaan)
- กะalso, then (Isaan ก็)
- ซิwill (Isaan จะ)
- ฮู้to know (Isaan)
- เบิ่ดall, completely, all gone (Isaan)
All 97 words and phrases in “Variation: Isaan, South, Chinese-Thai, Tinglish” →
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