Places ที่อยู่ tîi-yùu
address noun
- tîi falling
- yùu low
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Parts: ที่tîi place อยู่yùu to live, to stay
How to use it
ที่อยู่tîi-yùu is "the place where you live". Thai addresses run from small to big: house number, village number หมู่mùu, soi, road, subdistrict, district, province and postcode. For Grab and deliveries most people just send a pin on the map instead.
Many words for places are built the same way, ที่tîi plus a verb: ที่จอดรถtîi-jàwt-rót is a car park, the "place to park".
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- thi yu
- tee yoo
- ti yu
- thee yuu
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