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How to say the 1997 Asian financial crisis ("Tom Yum Kung crisis")
in Thai
วิกฤตต้มยำกุ้ง
wí-grìt-dtôm-yam-gûng
the 1997 Asian financial crisis ("Tom Yum Kung crisis")
wí highgrìt lowdtôm fallingyam midgûng falling
Named after the soup because it started in Thailand. Many middle-class families lost businesses and homes.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- พ่อเจ๊งตอนวิกฤตต้มยำกุ้งpâaw jéng dtaawn wí-grìt-dtôm-yam-gûngMy dad's business went bust in the 1997 crisis.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Watching the baht
From the same situation: Economy and money talk
- เงินเฟ้อinflation
- เงินฝืดdeflation
- ข้าวของthings, goods (everyday prices)
- ราคาน้ำมันfuel price, oil price
- กำลังซื้อpurchasing power, spending power
- การบริโภคconsumption
- ปรับขึ้นto raise, adjust upwards (prices, rates)
- ปรับลดto cut, adjust downwards
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