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Bite in Thai

“Bite” in Thai is กัดgàt.

กัด gàt

to bite verb

  • gàt low
  • Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

กัดgàt is short, with a low tone. Being bitten puts โดนdoon in front: โดนหมากัดdoon mǎa gàt, bitten by a dog. Rabies is still found in Thailand, so any dog or cat bite needs a doctor and a rabies shot straight away.

With a long vowel, กาดgàat is the Northern word for a market.

Don't mix it up

  • กาดgàat

    market (Northern Thai)

    Long aa: a market in the North.

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:

  • kat
  • kad
  • gaht

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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