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How to say the South
in Thai
ภาคใต้
pâak-dtâi
the South
pâak fallingdtâi falling
Beaches, islands, rubber plantations and the fastest-spoken dialect in the country.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- คนภาคใต้พูดเร็วkon pâak-dtâi pûut reoSoutherners speak fast.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Four regions, four accents
From the same situation: Travel inside Thailand
- รถทัวร์long-distance coach
- รถตู้minivan
- รถเมล์city bus
- สองแถวsongthaew (pickup with two benches)
- สถานีขนส่งbus terminal
- ชานชาลาplatform
- ขบวนclassifier for trains; procession
- ชั้นclass (of travel)
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