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How to say cold (feeling cold)
in Thai
หนาว
nǎao
cold (feeling cold) · chilly
nǎao rising
How you feel: ผมหนาว 'I'm cold'. Thais say it about 22 °C, and about every air-conditioned mall and bus. A cold drink is เย็น, not หนาว.
- Part of speech
- adj
- Remember it
- NOW I'm freezing!
In a sentence
- หนาวมากnǎao mâakI'm freezing.
- แอร์หนาวaae nǎaoThe air-con is too cold.
From the same situation: Feelings and the ใจ words
- ชอบto like
- รักto love
- อยากto want to (do)
- อยากได้to want (a thing)
- ไม่ค่อยnot very, not really
- ง่วงsleepy
- เบื่อbored, fed up
- สนุกfun
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