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How to say rotten
in Thai
เน่า
nâo
rotten
nâo falling
For fruit, vegetables and meat that have gone bad: มะม่วงเน่า. Also slang for 'lousy'.
- Part of speech
- adj
In a sentence
- ผลไม้เน่าแล้วpǒn-lá-máai nâo láeoThe fruit has gone rotten.
From the same situation: Problems and complaints
- ปัญหาproblem
- ถูกcorrect, right
- แย่bad, terrible
- บริการservice
- ใช้to use
- แตกto break, crack (glass, plates)
- เสียหายdamaged
- เปื้อนstained, dirty (marked)
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