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How to say father-in-law (wife's father)
in Thai
พ่อตา
pâaw-dtaa
father-in-law (wife's father)
pâaw fallingdtaa mid
A husband's word. A wife's father-in-law is พ่อสามี.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- พ่อตาใจดีมากpâaw-dtaa jai-dii mâakMy father-in-law is very kind.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
You marry the family
From the same situation: Relationships
- จีบto court, chase, flirt with
- คบto date, go out with; associate with
- เดทdate
- หลงรักto fall for, be smitten with
- รักแรกพบlove at first sight
- แอบto do secretly
- สเปคtype (of person you like)
- ถูกใจto take a liking to, please
All 78 words and phrases in “Relationships” →
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Jingjok teaches พ่อตา with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Date, commit, argue and make up in Thai; talk to a partner in intimate language; and understand what a Thai family expects.
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