AnimalsCricket (insect) in Thai
“Cricket (insect)” in Thai is จิ้งหรีดjîng-rìit; you'll also hear ตั๊กแตนdták-gà-dtaen (grasshopper).
cricket (the insect) noun
- jîng falling
- rìit low
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Classifier: ตัวdtua · counting word for animals, clothes, tables and chairs
grasshopper noun
- dták high
- gà low
- dtaen mid
- 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.
How to use it
Crickets, จิ้งหรีดjîng-rìit, chirp all night in the countryside, and they're also farmed as food: fried crickets, จิ้งหรีดทอดjîng-rìit tâwt, are sold by the bag at markets in Isan and at Bangkok night markets. Grasshoppers, ตั๊กแตนdták-gà-dtaen, are fried the same way. The game of cricket is คริกเก็ตkrík-gèt.
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:
- jing reet
- jingrit
- ching rit
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