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How to say village; housing estate
in Thai
หมู่บ้าน
mùu-bâan
village; housing estate
mùu lowbâan falling
Both a rural village and a gated suburban estate (หมู่บ้านจัดสรร). Your address may include หมู่ (village number).
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- บ้านอยู่ในหมู่บ้านใกล้ห้างbâan yùu nai mùu-bâan glâi hâangThe house is in an estate near the mall.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Life in a หมู่บ้าน
From the same situation: Houses, villages, upkeep
- ทาวน์เฮาส์townhouse
- ผู้ใหญ่บ้านvillage headman
- เสียงตามสายvillage loudspeaker announcements
- เทศบาลmunicipality, town council
- การไฟฟ้าelectricity authority
- การประปาwaterworks authority
- ประปาmains water, plumbing
- ช่างไฟelectrician
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Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches หมู่บ้าน 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.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
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