Work and study พจนานุกรม pót-jà-naa-nú-grom
dictionary noun
- pót high
- jà low
- naa mid
- nú high
- grom 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
พจนานุกรมpót-jà-naa-nú-grom is a long, formal word, so students often just say "dict", from English. To look something up is เปิดดูbpòet duu, "open and look", or today ค้นหาkón-hǎa, search. The Royal Institute's dictionary is the authority on how Thai words are spelled, while this dictionary explains how they're used, with audio.
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:
- photchananukrom
- pot ja na nu krom
- potjananukrom
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