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How to say how tall are you?
in Thai
สูงเท่าไหร่
sǔung tâo-rài
how tall are you?
Add ครับ (kráp) if you are a man or ค่ะ (kâ) if you are a woman. It makes the sentence polite, and Thais always use it.
Thais answer in centimetres, often just ร้อยเจ็ดสิบ.
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- polite
What they will say back
- ร้อยเจ็ดสิบเซนrói jèt-sìp sen170 cm.
Words inside it
From the same situation: Describing people and things
- สูงtall, high
- เตี้ยshort (height)
- อ้วนfat, chubby
- ผอมthin, slim
- หล่อhandsome
- น่ารักcute, lovely, sweet
- รูปร่างfigure, build, shape
- ผู้ชายman, male
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