Animals ปลาการ์ตูน bplaa-gaa-dtuun
clownfish noun
- bplaa mid
- gaa mid
- dtuun mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
Classifier: ตัวdtua · counting word for animals, clothes, tables and chairs
Parts: ปลาbplaa fish การ์ตูนgaa-dtuun cartoon
How to use it
Thais call the orange-and-white clownfish a "cartoon fish", ปลาการ์ตูนbplaa-gaa-dtuun. Snorkellers find them hiding in sea anemones, ดอกไม้ทะเลdàwk-máai tá-lee, "sea flowers".
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:
- pla cartoon
- pla katun
- pla kartoon
- pla gaa toon
More animals in Thai
All animals
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