Bloom in Thai

“Bloom” in Thai is บานbaan.

บาน baan

to bloom, to open (of flowers) verb

baan mid

Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid tone: with a falling tone, บ้านbâan is a house.

You'll hear it in Dok Ya Nai Pa Poon (ดอกหญ้าในป่าปูน).

How to use it

บานbaan, with a mid tone, is a flower opening; with a falling tone, บ้านbâan is a house. ยิ้มแก้มบานyím gâem baan, "smile till your cheeks bloom", is a beaming smile. The same word is also the counting word for doors, windows and mirrors: ประตูสองบานbprà-dtuu sǎwng baan, two doors.

Don't mix it up

บ้านbâan

house, home

Falling tone: a house.

Song Dok Ya Nai Pa Poon (ดอกหญ้าในป่าปูน) The debut hit that gave Tai Orathai her nickname, 'the wildflower girl': a young woman from Isan works in Bangkok in old jeans and a cheap shirt, saves for night school and dreams of bringing her graduation photo home. Its clear Central Thai teaches clothes, prices said the market way, after, because, to save money and to graduate, along with a story millions of Thais have lived.

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