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How to say wai kru (ritual of respect to teachers)
in Thai
ไหว้ครู
wâi-kruu
wai kru (ritual of respect to teachers)
wâi fallingkruu mid
Before a fight, boxers perform the ไหว้ครู and the dance รำมวย. Schools also hold a yearly ไหว้ครู ceremony.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- พิธีไหว้ครูpí-tii wâi-kruuwai kru ceremony
The culture behind it
CULTURE
A night at the Muay Thai stadium
From the same situation: Series, music, Muay Thai, football
- ละครTV drama, soap; play
- ละครหลังข่าวprime-time drama
- ซีรีส์วายBL series (boys' love)
- ตอนepisode, part
- พระเอกmale lead, hero
- นางเอกfemale lead, heroine
- ตัวร้ายvillain
- ฉากscene; set
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Jingjok teaches ไหว้ครู with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Talk about dramas, music and sport like a fan: recommend a series, compare it with the last one, follow a fight night and a football score.
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