PeopleBaby in Thai
“Baby” in Thai is เด็กทารกdèk-taa-rók; you'll also hear เด็กอ่อนdèk-àwn (everyday).
baby, infant noun
- dèk low
- taa mid
- rók high
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Classifier: คนkon · person, people
baby (everyday; baby products) noun
- dèk low
- àwn low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
เด็กทารกdèk-taa-rók is the standard word for a baby, shortened to ทารกtaa-rók by doctors and the news. Shops sell baby products as ของเด็กอ่อนkǎwng dèk-àwn, and in cute talk a baby is a เบบี๋bee-bǐi.
In conversation Thais rarely need any of these: someone's baby is their ลูกlûuk, and adults talk to and about any baby as น้องnáwng: น้องกี่เดือนแล้วnáwng gìi duean láew, how many months old is the baby?
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:
- dek tarok
- dek ta rok
- tarok
- dek on
- dek orn
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