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How to say to flood; flooding
in Thai
น้ำท่วม
náam-tûam
to flood; flooding
náam hightûam falling
ท่วม = to cover over. After a downpour Bangkok streets flood for an hour or two (น้ำท่วมขัง). น้ำท่วมใหญ่ is a major flood like 2011.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Literally
- water covers
In a sentence
- ซอยบ้านน้ำท่วมsoi bâan náam-tûamMy soi is flooded.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
When the soi becomes a river
From the same situation: Weather and the rainy reality
- ฤดูseason
- หน้าร้อนhot season
- หน้าฝนrainy season
- หน้าหนาวcool season
- หน้าแล้งdry season
- พายุstorm
- ฟ้าร้องto thunder; thunder
- ฟ้าผ่าlightning strikes; lightning
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