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How to say to code-switch
in Thai
สลับภาษา
sà-làp-paa-sǎa
to code-switch
sà lowlàp lowpaa midsǎa rising
Switch between languages mid-sentence, as many Bangkok office workers do.
- Part of speech
- verb
In a sentence
- เด็กกรุงเทพฯ ชอบพูดสลับภาษาdèk grung-têep châawp pûut sà-làp-paa-sǎaBangkok kids love switching between languages.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Tinglish is not bad Thai
From the same situation: Variation: Isaan, South, Chinese-Thai, Tinglish
- เฮ็ดto do, make (Isaan)
- หยังwhat (Isaan)
- ไสwhere (Isaan)
- จั่งใด๋how (Isaan)
- กะalso, then (Isaan ก็)
- ซิwill (Isaan จะ)
- ฮู้to know (Isaan)
- เบิ่ดall, completely, all gone (Isaan)
All 97 words and phrases in “Variation: Isaan, South, Chinese-Thai, Tinglish” →
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