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How to say tale, fable
in Thai
นิทาน
ní-taan
tale, fable
ní hightaan mid
Children's stories and fables; school versions end with นิทานเรื่องนี้สอนให้รู้ว่า… 'this tale teaches us that…'.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Classifier
- เรื่อง
In a sentence
- แม่เล่านิทานก่อนนอนmâae lâo ní-taan gàawn naawnMum tells a story before bed.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
'This tale teaches us that…'
From the same situation: Telling stories
- ตอนแรกat first
- หลังจากนั้นafter that
- ต่อมาlater on, subsequently
- ในที่สุดin the end, finally
- ทีหลังlater, afterwards
- ตอนนั้นat that time, back then
- วันหนึ่งone day
- ครั้งหนึ่งonce (on one occasion)
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