Animals สัตว์ sàt
animal noun
- sàt low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Classifier: ตัวdtua · counting word for animals, clothes, tables and chairs
How to use it
สัตว์sàt is one short, low syllable: the last letter, วwaw, is silent, as the small mark above it shows. A pet is สัตว์เลี้ยงsàt-líang, "a raised animal", a wild animal สัตว์ป่าsàt bpàa, "a forest animal", and a zoo is สวนสัตว์sǔan-sàt, "an animal garden". Meat is เนื้อสัตว์núea-sàt, "animal flesh".
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:
- sut
- satt
More animals in Thai
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