News and society อาชญากรรม àat-chá-yaa-gam
crime noun
- àat low
- chá high
- yaa mid
- gam mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
How to use it
อาชญากรรมàat-chá-yaa-gam is crime as a topic, a formal word of the news and statistics; the person is an อาชญากรàat-chá-yaa-gawn, a criminal. A single offence is a ความผิดkwaam-pìt, "a wrong", and breaking the law is ผิดกฎหมายpìt gòt-mǎai. To report a crime, you แจ้งความjâeng-kwaam at a police station; the tourist police answer on 1155, in English.
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:
- atchayakam
- aat cha ya gam
- art cha ya kam
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