Animals แมลงสาบ má-laeng-sàap
cockroach noun
- má high
- laeng mid
- sàap low
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Classifier: ตัวdtua · counting word for animals, clothes, tables and chairs
How to use it
แมลงmá-laeng means insect, so a cockroach is a kind of แมลงmá-laeng, and you'll hear the first syllable said quickly, almost mlaeng. Big ones come out in the rainy season, and some of them fly.
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:
- malaeng sap
- maleng saap
- malang sab
- ma laeng sap
More animals in Thai
All animals
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