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Verbs

Apply (cream, lotion) in Thai

“Apply (cream, lotion)” in Thai is ทาtaa.

ทา taa

to put on, to apply (cream, lotion) verb

  • taa mid
  • Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

How to use it

ทาtaa is spreading something thin on a surface: sunscreen, lotion, ointment, butter on toast, paint on a wall, ทาสีtaa sǐi. Pharmacists will tell you whether a medicine is ทาtaa, for the skin, or กินgin, to swallow. The t is breathy; with an unbreathy dt, ตาdtaa is your eye or your grandfather.

Don't mix it up

  • ตาdtaa

    eye; grandfather (mother's father)

    No breath on the dt: an eye.

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:

  • ta
  • tha

More verbs in Thai

All verbs
  • เป็น bpen Be

    to be (a nationality, a job, a role)

  • มี mii Have

    to have

  • ไป bpai Go

    to go

  • มา maa Come

    to come

  • กิน gin Eat

    to eat

  • ดื่ม dùuem Drink

    to drink

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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