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How to say instead
in Thai
แทน
taaen
instead · in place of
taaen mid
Goes after the thing you want: เอาไก่แทน, "chicken instead".
- Part of speech
- adv
- Remember it
- TAAEN: a sTAND-in, the other one instead.
In a sentence
- เอาไก่แทนได้ไหมao gài taaen dâai mǎiCan I have chicken instead?
From the same situation: Hello, Thailand
- จิ้งจกhouse gecko
- ตุ๊กแกtokay gecko
- สวัสดีhello
- ครับpolite particle (male speakers)
- ค่ะpolite particle for statements (female speakers)
- คะpolite particle for questions (female speakers)
- ขอบคุณthank you
- ขอโทษsorry
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