Work and study ที่คั่นหนังสือ tîi-kân-nǎng-sǔue
bookmark noun
- tîi falling
- kân falling
- nǎng rising
- sǔue rising
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Parts: ที่tîi thing for (doing) คั่นkân to put between, to separate หนังสือnǎng-sǔue book
You'll hear it in Sometimes (ที่คั่นหนังสือ).
How to use it
ที่คั่นหนังสือtîi-kân-nǎng-sǔue, "a thing put between the pages", is a bookmark. Temples, museums and bookshops sell pretty ones, and they make light souvenirs to take home. In Bowkylion's song "Sometimes", the singer is a bookmark.
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:
- ti kan nangsue
- tee kan nang sue
- thi khan nang sue
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