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How to say housekeeper, maid; housewife
in Thai
แม่บ้าน
mâae-bâan
housekeeper, maid; housewife
mâae fallingbâan falling
Both 'housewife' and 'cleaner/maid'; context tells. Many come once or twice a week.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- แม่บ้านมาวันอังคารกับวันศุกร์mâae-bâan maa wan-ang-kaan gàp wan-sùkThe housekeeper comes on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
The แม่บ้าน relationship
From the same situation: Houses, villages, upkeep
- หมู่บ้านvillage; housing estate
- ทาวน์เฮาส์townhouse
- ผู้ใหญ่บ้านvillage headman
- เสียงตามสายvillage loudspeaker announcements
- เทศบาลmunicipality, town council
- การไฟฟ้าelectricity authority
- การประปาwaterworks authority
- ประปาmains water, plumbing
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches แม่บ้าน with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Run a house: describe leaks, cracks, pests and power problems, get tradespeople and staff to do things, and fit into an estate or village.
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