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How to say grandmother (father's mother)
in Thai
ย่า
yâa
grandmother (father's mother)
yâa falling
Falling tone. Not หย่า (low, divorce) or ยา (mid, medicine).
- Part of speech
- noun
- Classifier
- คน
In a sentence
- บ้านย่าbâan yâagrandma's house
From the same situation: Work, study, family
- งานwork, job
- บริษัทcompany, firm
- ออฟฟิศoffice
- ออนไลน์online
- อาชีพoccupation, profession
- เรียนto study, to learn; to attend school
- นักเรียนstudent (school)
- นักศึกษาuniversity student
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