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How to say helmet
in Thai
หมวกกันน็อก
mùak-gan-nók
helmet
mùak lowgan midnók high
Hat + protect + knock. Required for rider and passenger. Often just หมวก in speech.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Classifier
- ใบ
- Literally
- hat against knocks
In a sentence
- ใส่หมวกกันน็อกด้วยsài mùak-gan-nók dûaiPut your helmet on.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Helmet checkpoints and the fine
From the same situation: Motorbikes, cars, police
- น้ำมันfuel, petrol; oil
- เติมto fill up, top up
- เต็มถังfull tank
- ดีเซลdiesel
- ด่านcheckpoint
- ค่าปรับfine (amount)
- ใบสั่งtraffic ticket
- อุบัติเหตุaccident
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